Springfield Casino, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 8, 2019. (Staff photo: Christopher Evans/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
Computer systems at some casinos and hotels at MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S. have been shut down due to “cybersecurity issues,” company officials reported Monday.
The incident began Sunday, and the extent of the impact on reservation systems and casino floors in Las Vegas and states including Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Ohio was not immediately known. said company spokesperson Brian Ahern.
“MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue impacting some of its systems,” the company said in a statement, pointing to an investigation involving outside cybersecurity experts and notification to law enforcement. .
The nature of the problem was not explained, but the statement said efforts to protect data included “shutdown of certain systems.”
JetBlue is trying to honor its contract with Spirit.
JetBlue Airways reached an agreement Monday to take over Spirit Airlines’ operations at airports in Boston and Newark, New Jersey, as JetBlue ramps up efforts to obtain regulatory and court approval for the Spirit acquisition. announced.
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said the announcement was “intended to dispel any doubts about our commitment to promoting competition.”
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion takeover of Spirit, arguing that eliminating Spirit, the nation’s largest low-cost airline, would stifle competition and drive up prices. It’s happening. The trial is scheduled to begin next month in federal court in Boston.
Under the deal announced Monday, Allegiant will acquire Spirit’s two gates at Logan Airport and two gates and takeoff and landing rights at Newark Liberty International Airport. JetBlue also announced it would abandon up to five gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.
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