Overview

• Las Vegas police say the unnamed teen turned himself in on Sept. 17 and was booked on counts of extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, unlawful acts regarding computers, and three counts related to misuse of personal identifying information.
• The FBI’s Las Vegas Cyber Task Force, working with the LVMPD Cyber Investigative Group, identified the suspect during the investigation into the 2023 attacks on multiple Strip properties.
• MGM Resorts reported about $100 million in losses and recovery costs after intrusions between August and October 2023 disrupted slot machines, hotel key cards, booking systems, and employee access.
• Caesars Entertainment disclosed that an unauthorized actor copied its loyalty database containing driver’s license and Social Security numbers and said it took steps to have the stolen data deleted, which experts interpreted as a likely payment.
• Authorities attribute the broader campaign to the Scattered Spider collective, with the Justice Department citing at least 47 U.S. extortion attacks since 2022 and more than $115 million paid by victims, alongside recent related arrests in the UK.