The plaintiffs claim the company was negligent for failing to protect customer data despite prior warnings about previous attacks.
MGM Resorts is facing class action litigation in two separate lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada in connection with the cyberattack launched against the company earlier this month.
The suits, filed Thursday, allege the company was negligent and gained unjust enrichment for failing to protect the personal data of MGM Resorts customers from the alleged social engineering attack.
The plaintiffs separately claim MGM should have been aware of the risk of attack because of prior warnings by Okta that it had been repeatedly targeted for social engineering attacks and failed to take steps necessary to protect customer data.
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