IGT Hit by Cyberattack: When the House Doesn’t Always Win
International Game Technology (IGT) has been hit by a cyberattack, forcing them to take systems offline. The gambling giant is now in a high-stakes investigation, hoping to restore their network and avoid rolling snake eyes with their IT systems. The cyber incident has left IGT scrambling to maintain customer service.
Hot Take:
Looks like IGT rolled the dice on cybersecurity and came up with snake eyes. Next time, they might want to hedge their bets with stronger defenses. Who knew gambling companies could get hacked? Well, everyone, apparently. Let’s just hope their incident response plan is more reliable than a slot machine’s payout!
Key Points:
- IGT, a major gambling and lottery company, fell victim to a cyberattack.
- The breach was discovered on November 17, causing disruptions in their IT network.
- The company has taken certain systems offline as a precautionary measure.
- IGT is working with external advisors to investigate and respond to the incident.
- No known ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
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