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Leading sports betting firm BetMGM discloses data breach
2022-12-22 22:25

Leading sports betting company BetMGM disclosed a data breach after a threat actor stole personal information belonging to an undisclosed number of customers.

"BetMGM's online operations were not compromised. BetMGM is coordinating with law enforcement and taking steps to further enhance its security."

According to the threat actor's post titled "BetMGM.com Casino Database Breach," the database of stolen BetMGM customer information allegedly contains 1,569,310 user records.

It also claims to include data sets belonging to players from BetMGM casinos in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as a "Master Casino" data set with information on customers from all states.

New Jersey-based BetMGM is a sports betting operator founded in 2018 as a joint venture between American hospitality and entertainment firm MGM Resorts International and Entain plc, one of the largest sports betting and gaming companies worldwide.

BetMGM's sports betting and online gaming brand portfolio includes BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino, and Party Poker.


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