Caesars Says Cyberattack Stemmed From Third-Party Vendor Compromise

Hotel and casino company Caesars Entertainment this week confirmed that it was victim to a cyberattack that stemmed from a social engineering attack on a third-party IT support vendor that the company uses.

Attackers were able to access a copy of Caesars’ loyalty program database, which included driver’s license numbers and social security numbers for “a significant number” of program members. Caesars, which determined the unauthorized access on Sept 7, said that it is investigating if any further personal information …

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