I was at the Park MGM is Las Vegas yesterday and was unable to use the app or the automated checkout kiosks, though aside from the front desk being more busy than usual during checkin and checkout, nothing in particular seemed amiss.
MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
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Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
#82Title should be "MGM Resorts Suffers Cybersecurity Attack, System Outage" (following HN norms), or at least include "Resorts." MGM Resorts was spun out of the movie studio in like the 70s.
MGM is basically a defunct rights holding company. It’s made 5 movies in the last decade, including 2 Addams Family, 2 Max (dog movies), and a GI Joe, and the Addams Family movies were really
Made by Universal. It’s also a name slapped on some other streaming app.
If I heard the name referring to a current company, I would think hotels/casinos/sportsbooks first. That said, the title could still be better.
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Your opinion is valid, however I'm currently on a plane heading there, likely a third of the passengers won't be able to check into their hotel. Same with dozens of planes. Kinda sucks for them.
I live in Vegas and it also sucks for all the local MGM employees that are getting called in to have to deal it. That said, I hope things get figured out and your trip goes well!
I'll be fine, thanks. The context from allenrb is that casinos have no value to society, so that eliminating them (and therefore all the related jobs) is not a loss to anyone. That includes the employees you are referring to in your comment, and without much regard for the people heading there for a vacation.
Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
#84Title should be "MGM Resorts Suffers Cybersecurity Attack, System Outage" (following HN norms), or at least include "Resorts." MGM Resorts was spun out of the movie studio in like the 70s.
MGM is basically a defunct rights holding company. It’s made 5 movies in the last decade, including 2 Addams Family, 2 Max (dog movies), and a GI Joe, and the Addams Family movies were really Made by Universal. It’s also a name slapped on some other streaming app. If I heard the name referring to a current company, I would think hotels/casinos/sportsbooks first. That said, the title could still be better.
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How do those hotel door locks work? When I had an apartment with a tap keyfob, it was battery-operated and the fob seemed to be programmed for that specific lock, so I thought they could work offline.
I was wondering the same. It would be an extreme fire hazard if a power or computer outage made the doors unopenable - especially because a fire could and likely would cause an outage.
The doors can always open out they just lock to not allow in. In a fire nobody needs a key to leave, but they might need a key to get back in.
Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
#86Title should be "MGM Resorts Suffers Cybersecurity Attack, System Outage" (following HN norms), or at least include "Resorts." MGM Resorts was spun out of the movie studio in like the 70s.
MGM is basically a defunct rights holding company. It’s made 5 movies in the last decade, including 2 Addams Family, 2 Max (dog movies), and a GI Joe, and the Addams Family movies were really Made by Universal. It’s also a name slapped on some other streaming app. If I heard the name referring to a current company, I would think hotels/casinos/sportsbooks first. That said, the title could still be better.
Did not Amazon at some point buy or thought about buying up some of their business?
Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
#87Title should be "MGM Resorts Suffers Cybersecurity Attack, System Outage" (following HN norms), or at least include "Resorts." MGM Resorts was spun out of the movie studio in like the 70s.
MGM is basically a defunct rights holding company. It’s made 5 movies in the last decade, including 2 Addams Family, 2 Max (dog movies), and a GI Joe, and the Addams Family movies were really Made by Universal. It’s also a name slapped on some other streaming app. If I heard the name referring to a current company, I would think hotels/casinos/sportsbooks first. That said, the title could still be better.
I don't really know where you're getting this number. By my count they've made about three dozen films this decade, including a James Bond film and Creed III.
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
MGM is basically a defunct rights holding company. It’s made 5 movies in the last decade, including 2 Addams Family, 2 Max (dog movies), and a GI Joe, and the Addams Family movies were really Made by Universal. It’s also a name slapped on some other streaming app. If I heard the name referring to a current company, I would think hotels/casinos/sportsbooks first. That said, the title could still be better.
Did not Amazon at some point buy or thought about buying up some of their business?
Yep. Amazon bought MGM Holdings in March, 2022. The studio is the only meaningful portion of that.
They’re no longer considered a major U.S. studio but they release 8-10 films a year.
Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
#89I was at the Park MGM is Las Vegas yesterday and was unable to use the app or the automated checkout kiosks, though aside from the front desk being more busy than usual during checkin and checkout, nothing in particular seemed amiss.
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Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
MGM is basically a defunct rights holding company. It’s made 5 movies in the last decade, including 2 Addams Family, 2 Max (dog movies), and a GI Joe, and the Addams Family movies were really Made by Universal. It’s also a name slapped on some other streaming app. If I heard the name referring to a current company, I would think hotels/casinos/sportsbooks first. That said, the title could still be better.
Did not Amazon at some point buy or thought about buying up some of their business?
Yes, because I remember thinking that we would eventually be getting a bloated James Bond extended universe of shows (like Star Wars and Marvel) because of it.