The Venetian casino in Las Vegas Nevada was the largest hotel in the world until 2015. The parent company is Las Vegas Sands (LVS) which owns 10 properties around the world. And the CEO and founder of LVS is Sheldon Adelson. One day the CEO said something which sparked quite a firestorm. This episode was sponsored by Nucleus. Visit nucleussec.com to start your free trial. This episode was sponsored by CMD. Securing Linux systems is hard, let CMD help you with that. Visit https://cmd.com/dark to get a free demo. For more show notes visit DarknetDiaries.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Brave's browser provides advanced browser features like WebUSB while also offering some of the strongest privacy protections against web tracking, making it a secure solution for email and workplace collaboration.
Las Vegas Sands has a network security team that consists of Network Security Engineers pursuing possible network threats at all times of the day and a Security Operations Center that monitors the network for possible threats constantly.
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are a politically influential couple known for their massive financial contributions to politicians and Israeli causes. They are also known for controversial statements and actions, such as Sheldon Adelson's suggestion to use nuclear weapons in Iran and the development of a casino in Las Vegas.
The hackers attempted to access the data center VPN, causing staff computers to crash and phone systems to stop working. They tried various username-password combinations to infiltrate the VPN.
The Iranian cyber attack against Las Vegas Sands Casino Corporation in 2014 was attributed to the Iranian government by Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper. The attack was significant as it marked the first ever destructive cyber attack on US soil by a nation-state actor.
The 2014 cyberattack on Las Vegas Sands demonstrated the high risk of incendiary remarks made by CEOs, and even though the source of the attack was known, the company’s IT security teams struggled to clean up the mess left behind.