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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/mgm-hotel-breach-highlights-need-for-sophisticatedcloud-security/ MGM Hotel Break Highlights Need for Sophisticated Cloud Security In February 2020, cybercriminals exposed more than 10 million MGM guest’s information to a hacker forum a year after an initial unauthorized attack. Although they are almost positive that no financial information was accessed, the information that was gathered of their guests, including name, addresses and contact information, these guests are at higher risk for later cyber-attacks that have the potential to be more dangerous. The hospitality industry is of particular interest to cybercriminals because of the data content such as contact information, addresses, financial information and even travel patterns and spending behaviors which translate into other threats. MGM admitted that their cloud was hacked, and they have retained two cybersecurity forensics firms to conduct an internal investigation....