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Boyd Gaming Discloses Cyberattack Involving Employee Data Theft

Notifications are going out to affected people as required by regulators.

Overview

  • The Las Vegas-based casino operator said an unauthorized party accessed its IT systems and removed data, including employee information and records for a limited number of other individuals.
  • The disclosure came in a Tuesday Form 8-K filing with the SEC following an internal review of the incident.
  • Boyd engaged external cybersecurity experts and alerted law enforcement as part of its response.
  • The company reports no impact to casino operations and does not expect a material hit to its financial condition, citing cybersecurity insurance to cover related costs.
  • No ransomware gang or other threat actor has claimed responsibility, and Boyd did not immediately answer follow-up questions from reporters.