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Ridiculous check in queues and casinos down¿ this is The Aria but seeing the same at many MGM resorts in Vegas. The MGM hack is causing chaos #mgm #mgmhack #mgmhacked #lasvegas pic.twitter.com/7pyw5ICCzs

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Meanwhile, in a statement late Thursday, hackers claiming responsibility for the breach said they maintained access to 'some of MGM's infrastructure' and threatened 'additional attacks' if their ransom demands are not met.

X user @LasVegasLocally shared photos of $25 dining and beverage vouchers, writing: 'MGM Resorts employees have been given stacks of "guest recovery vouchers" to hand to any hotel guest who complains about basically anything at all this weekend.'

Both breaches appear to have been initiated through 'social engineering' attacks, in which the hackers tricked human targets into handing over login credentials, such as by impersonating real employees in phone calls to support lines.

The hacker group said it had made 'multiple attempts' to contact MGM with ransom demands, but had received no response aside from an unidentified user lurking silently in the chatroom set up to conduct the negotiations. 

MGM's ongoing woes come after rival gaming giant Caesars Entertainment confirmed it had detected a breach last week -- but Caesars reportedly paid a ransom of roughly $15 million, and has avoided any customer-facing disruptions.

'For hotel reservations arriving September 13-17, 2023, we understand your travel plans may have changed, so we are waiving change and cancellations fees,' the website advises. 'Thank you for your patience.'

Attribution for the attacks remained ambiguous. A group called Scattered Spider has contacted journalists claiming responsibility for both breaches, while an affiliated gang known as ALPHV posted a lengthy statement contradicting those claims and saying it conducted the MGM attack.

User @LasVegasLocally shared photos of $25 dining and beverage vouchers, writing: 'MGM Resorts employees have been given stacks of "guest recovery vouchers" to hand to any hotel guest who complains about basically anything at all this weekend.' 

The hackers claimed that they had infiltrated MGM's network by Friday September 8, and that the initial disruptions to the company's system last weekend were actually the result of MGM employees frantically disconnecting devices to stem the attack.