Wynn Resorts says hackers stole employee data

By AJ Vicens

Feb ‌24 (Reuters) - Wynn ​Resorts ​on Tuesday said hackers had obtained employee data and that the company ‌was investigating the breach.

Michael Weaver, Wynn's chief ⁠communications officer, said in an email Tuesday that the ‌company learned that "an unauthorized ‌third party acquired certain employee data," and that the company launched an investigation and ​brought in external cybersecurity experts.

"The unauthorized third party has stated that the stolen data ⁠has been deleted," Weaver said. "We are monitoring and to date ​have not seen any evidence that the data has been published or otherwise ​misused."

Weaver said the incident "has had ‌no impact on our guest experience, our operations or our physical properties, ⁠which are all fully operational and open for business."

Weaver did not answer questions about the number ⁠of people whose data was stolen, or if the ​company paid any money to the hackers.

A representative of the hacking group told Reuters in an online chat ‌Friday they were demanding 22.34 bitcoin, worth roughly $1.5 million. The representative for ‌the group would not comment on any ⁠payment on Tuesday, ‌but also said ​the data had been deleted.

(Reporting by AJ Vicens in Detroit, Editing by Nick ‌Zieminski)

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