Teen Suspect Surrenders in 2023 Las Vegas Casino Cyberattack Case
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·September 20, 2025james_marks
wrayjustin
Phishing (Email), Smishing (SMS/Text Messages), and Vishing (Voice) are all standard industry terms, though obviously phishing is most well known.
Then there's even subcategories that further define some of these, like Spear Phishing, Whaling.
The industry loves its fun naming.
airstrike
"Phishing" isn't limited to email
electroglyph
social engineering is as old as hacking itself
ChrisMarshallNY
That was Mitnick’s specialty, and he was hacking before the Web.
trvr
I was in Las Vegas when this happened, though we had no idea that day that this is what was happening. My wife and I went to get tickets to the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor and they said "our computers systems are down, we can only take cash". I had cash, and they sold us the tickets for extremely cheap.
Long story short, I've always felt like I stole from the casino that day too! :-)
gddgb
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ipnon
If a hastily organized band of teenagers can pull this off, you have to wonder what APTs are capable of.
> In 2023, hackers used vishing (voice phishing) to impersonate employees and gain access to the internal systems of MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in financial losses.
First time I’ve heard the term “vishing” to describe the attack we’ve all seen coming.