MGM Resorts data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the July 2019 breach of MGM Resorts. For every breach, see Breaches.
The MGM Resorts data breach exposed 3,081,321 accounts from mgmresorts.com in July 2019. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, physical addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 20 Feb 2020, 7 months later. It is the 263rd largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
MGM Resorts’s breach included 5 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, MGM Resorts among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention MGM Resorts.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
- Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 7 months later.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Verifications.io, February 2019, 763 million accounts
- MGM Resorts (2022 Update), July 2019, 25 million accounts
- EatStreet, May 2019, 6.4 million accounts
- Audi, August 2019, 2.7 million accounts
- Exactis, June 2018, 132 million accounts
- bigbasket, October 2020, 25 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “MGM Resorts”, Have I Been Pwned, added 20 Feb 2020. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- mgmresorts.com, MGM Resorts’s website