According to Vegas attorneys, a contributor to the closest thing you may see to Ocean's Eleven in your lifetime is about to get off easy. A 17-year-old accused of contributing to a 2023 cyberattack against multiple Las Vegas casinos has been released to his parents on bail, while prosecutors allege he is still holding $1.8 million in ransomed cryptocurrency they have yet been unable to locate.
Between August and October 2023, multiple casinos owned by MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment were hit in a massive cyberattack, attributed to Scattered Spider. The black-hat hacking collective made up primarily of English-speaking teens and young adults, cost the casinos over $100 million in damages and received a $15 million paid ransom from Caesars.
