Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-02-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: Las Vegas Sands Corp
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Accommodation and Food Services
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation,Data Attack
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Anti WMD Team
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Description: Some websites owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp, one of the world's largest casino operators, have been hacked and defaced by a group called the Anti WMD Team. The defaced page also contains personal information of Sands employees including e-mail ID and social security numbers. Additionally, the attackers deployed data-wiping malware on the Sands networks, severely disrupting their operation. The attack was allegedly carried out by Iranian hackers in retaliation for a remark by Sands Corp CEO Sheldon Adelson.