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UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack

The arrest is one of the few publicly available signs of movement in the investigation of the massive MGM Resorts cyberattack.
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On Friday U.K. police announced, in a joint operation with the country’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the U.S. FBI, they arrested a 17 year-old suspected of being connected to the ransomware attack against MGM Resorts last year.

The news is one of few publicly available signs of movement in the investigation into the massive cyberattack, which saw casinos grind to a halt as gambling machines and hotel systems became inoperable.

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