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Teenager Arrested Being Associated to The 2023 Vegas Casino Breach


MGM Resorts suffered a major cyber breach between August and October 2023, which caused widespread system outages that locked guests in their rooms, disrupted operations, and led to financial losses exceeding $100 million USD. .


The investigation revealed that the breach occurred after a threat actor impersonated MGM’s IT helpdesk. Using social engineering tactics, they obtained employee credentials and gained access to the company’s infrastructure. Based on the tactics and behaviors observed, law enforcement linked the attack to the threat actor group Scattered Spider (UNC3944).


As law enforcement continued their investigation, a teenager emerged as a key suspect in the MGM Resorts cyber breach. On September 17, 2025, the juvenile turned himself in and admitted involvement in the crimes. While the arrest has been made public, few details have been released.


The juvenile currently faces a handful of charges, which are still being processed:


  1. Three counts of Obtaining and Using Personal Identifying Information of Another Person to Harm or Impersonate Person.

  2. One count of Extortion.

  3. One count of Conspiracy to Commit Extortion.

  4. One count of Unlawful Acts Regarding Computers.


The juvenile will be trialed as an adult due to the degree of the crimes. However, Family Court Judge Dee Smart Butler sided with defense and let the juvenile remain in custody of their parents. The juvenile is only allowed to use the internet for educational purposes and have extreme restrictions to mobile devices.


Numerous unofficial reports suggest the juvenile may possess over $1.8 million USD in Bitcoin from this and other breaches, with the funds still unrecovered. As of today, no official court date has been publicly released.


Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Cyber Investigative Group by email at cig@lvmpd.com.


To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

 
 
 

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