Wynn Resorts Hit by Cyberattack as Hackers Demand $1.5 Million Ransom

Wynn Resorts Ltd. has become the latest major Las Vegas casino operator to face a cyberattack, with hackers demanding a $1.5 million ransom and threatening to release sensitive data. The extortionists have set a Monday deadline for payment and claim to have obtained approximately 800,000 records from the company’s systems.

A hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters reportedly contacted Wynn Resorts on Friday, demanding the ransom while warning that they would make public “full names, emails, phone numbers, positions, salaries, start dates, birthdays, and other personal information” of Wynn employees, according to reports from The Register and other cybersecurity publications. At present, there is no indication that the stolen data includes information related to Wynn guests.

In response, a class-action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada by California resident Richard Reed. The complaint alleges negligence, negligence per se, unjust enrichment, invasion of privacy, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of implied contract, and seeks a declaratory judgment.

This reported breach represents the fourth known instance of cybercriminals infiltrating the computer systems of major casino operators in Las Vegas. In August 2023, Caesars Entertainment Inc. reportedly paid a $15 million ransom following a system compromise. In September of the same year, MGM Resorts International experienced a cyberattack that left its resort systems offline for nine days, disrupting thousands of customers and ultimately costing the company $100 million, according to officials.

In September 2025, Boyd Gaming Corp. disclosed a cyberattack in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, though details regarding ransom payments or financial impact were not provided. Earlier, in January 2025, Oyo Las Vegas also reported a cyber incident, though limited information was made public.

ShinyHunters is believed to have ties to Scattered Spider, the group responsible for breaching MGM Resorts’ computer systems in 2023, highlighting an ongoing threat to Las Vegas’s casino and hospitality sector.

By fLEXI tEAM