Cybersecurity incident — 2023-09-07 00:00:00
Affected organization: Caesars Entertainment
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Scattered Spider AKA UNC3944 and 0ktapus
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Caesars Entertainment, self-described as the largest U.S. casino chain with the most extensive loyalty program in the industry, says it paid a ransom to avoid the online leak of customer data stolen in a recent cyberattack.