A phone call to helpdesk was likely all it took to hack MGM::Slot machines and hotel room key cards stopped working at MGM casinos on the Strip.

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    272 years ago

    The helpdesk employee will be the scapegoat for sure, but it sounds like the corporate environment had poor security, which allowed this to happen.

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      152 years ago

      Precisely. Ultimately the blame falls on company leadership for failing to drive security as a priority.