MGM properties are nonetheless reeling from a cyberattack which despatched a few of Las Vegas’ largest resorts into disarray … however that is not stopping Sin Metropolis’s heavyweight performers, who’re full steam forward this weekend.
Invoice Maher is doing stand-up this weekend on the MGM Grand — the place check-out traces have been so far as the attention can see because of the cyberattack — however a rep for Invoice tells us his Friday and Saturday reveals are nonetheless occurring as deliberate.
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Cirque Du Soleil — a Vegas staple — has reveals at quite a few MGM properties together with the Grand, Bellagio and Mandalay Bay … and a rep tells us they’re all a go for this weekend.
As for different Vegas acts exterior MGM resorts … we’re listening to they are not sweating the cyberattack. Reveals for Magic Mike Stay at SAHARA, Chris Angel MINDFREAK at Planet Hollywood and Murray The Magician at Tropicana are all on this weekend.
As we reported … the cyberattack hit MGM resorts Monday, blocking visitors from stepping into their rooms, wreaking havoc on on line casino slot machines, downing cellphone traces and shutting down lodge check-ins.
MGM says a “cybersecurity challenge” is affecting the corporate’s programs and the corporate is working with “main exterior cybersecurity specialists” to get issues underneath management, however the whole lot has but to be fastened.
Hacker teams together with ALPHV and The Scattered Spider are claiming duty for the assault, although MGM has but to verify. Nonetheless, specialists say the issues the resorts are dealing with present all of the indicators of a cyberattack.
The excellent news … reside leisure is plowing forward.