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Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by thakoppno »

toast0 wrote: post #55
tpmx wrote: post #6

I'm currently rewatching the Las Vegas (2003) NBC TV series (the one with James Caan, Josh Duhamel, James Lesure, Molly Sims, Nikki Cox, Vanessa Marcil etc). Feels on-brand; like every second ep is about some fantastic heist. It's worth rewatching as a guilty pleasure, IMO. Feels quite alien compared to current fare. It's dumb but well-crafted, fun and glitzy and never takes itself too seriously. I miss that kind of…

HDTV (ATSC) was available in 1998 in the US[1]; consumer uptake wasn't much until close to the shutdown of analog broadcasting, but it was out there. NBC broadcasts in 1080i, so it's not terribly surprising that they recorded it in a way that would look good on 1080p. I can't find anything saying exactly how it was recorded, but it wasn't uncommon to film in 1080p/24 and broadcast with 3:2 pulldown. That kind of cont…

HDTV (ATSC) is a technology that has influenced my life in pretty serious ways. My first tuner was a Sony SAT-HD100[0] in 2001. Witnessing the transition into digital TV through my VGA port, in retrospect, taught me tons about how technology adoption, development, and standardization actually works in the real world.

[0] https://www.crutchfield.com/S-9Pd3SuUnpX0/p_158STHD100/Sony-...

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by ryukoposting »

themerone wrote: post #54
amenghra wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Each key gets a revision number. When the first set of keys are created, they get revision number 0. The lock records a high water mark of the revision numbers it has seen. Only keys matching the water mark get to unlock the door. When you want to revoke a key, you re-issue a new set with a higher revision number. When the guest checks out, you issue the next revision number to the next guest, effectively disabling t…

I think this is similar to how most hotel locks work.

Currently at a reasonably-priced hotel in the boonies. Extended my stay the other day and they had to re-issue the keys. The keys must be aware of the reservation period, and the locks must be aware of the current wall-clock time. Finding a way to tamper with the RTC in the lock could blow up the whole system. Or, you know, a crowbar.

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by downrightmike »

basch wrote: post #82
bsimpson wrote: post #3

Title 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.

Further proof: They have StarGate and aren't doing jack with that at all.

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by nhggfu »

lots of igaming hacks of late.

other notables: Australia's crown resorts was hacked a while back (March 2023) https://gamblingindustrynews.com/news/australia/crown-potent...

Last week stake.com was hacked https://gamblingindustrynews.com/news/technology/stake-com-4... (apparently by Lazarus group according to FBI https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-identifies-lazar... )

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by mcpherrinm »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #74
mason55 wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is it works badly. You have to open the app which has to load and then you can get access to your key. But if you’re on an elevator then you might not have service and the app won’t load and then you can’t get to your key to use the elevator. Or worse if you don’t have great service in the corridor. It needs to work in a way where the key is saved to your phone so it can be accessed quickly and offline.

I would have thought apple/google wallet already have an API for this.

Some hotel chains like Hyatt support nfc keys in Apple Wallet. Because whatever microcontroller runs that is low-power, it can continue working after your phone battery is (nearly) dead too.

I know other locks use Bluetooth from an app which isn’t supported by Apple Wallet.

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by wolverine876 »

vel0city wrote: post #85
wolverine876 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

What if the fire is in the hallway, or your kids are in the room?

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by system2 »

downrightmike wrote: post #94
basch wrote: post #82

Earlier 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.

Further proof: They have StarGate and aren't doing jack with that at all.

While Star Trek releasing new series every year including cartoons, Stargate didn't release anything. It has so much potential and large fanbase (myself included).

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by HlessClaudesman »

abathur wrote: post #7

Take w/ requisite salt, but per Daily Mail [1]: > Thousands of guests at MGM Resorts in the Las Vegas strip have been locked out of their hotel rooms after the company was hit with a cyber attack, according to reports. > MGM Resorts International has about 48,000 rooms on The Strip. The company's properties include Mandalay Bay, the Bellagio, Luxor and MGM Grand, among others. > The outage, first detected on Sunday n…

So it would be the perfect time to assemble a team of misfits and attempt madcap heist?

Re: MGM is down, cybersecurity attack ongoing

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Post by photonthug »

Maybe most of the LED displays are run by the same IT department. So if I were an evil genius, this latest attack would be only the first salvo of bewildering hijinks perpetrated in the service of a multistep heist. The ultimate goal: rickroll the entire city after hijacking The Sphere ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLCeYV0SV8k&ab_channel=Billi... )
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