Big Las Vegas Acts Continue To Perform Despite Cyberattack

MGM properties are nonetheless reeling from a cyberattack which despatched a few of Las Vegas’ largest resorts into disarray … however that is not stopping Sin City’s heavyweight performers, who’re full steam forward this weekend.

Bill Maher is doing stand-up this weekend on the MGM Grand — the place check-out traces have been so far as the attention can see because of the cyberattack — however a rep for Bill tells us his Friday and Saturday exhibits are nonetheless occurring as deliberate.

Cirque Du Soleil — a Vegas staple — has exhibits at plenty of MGM properties together with the Grand, Bellagio and Mandalay Bay … and a rep tells us they’re all a go for this weekend.

As for different Vegas acts outdoors MGM resorts … we’re listening to they don’t seem to be sweating the cyberattack. Shows for Magic Mike Live at SAHARA, Chris Angel MINDFREAK at Planet Hollywood and Murray The Magician at Tropicana are all on this weekend.

As we reported … the cyberattack hit MGM resorts Monday, blocking visitors from entering into their rooms, wreaking havoc on on line casino slot machines, downing telephone traces and shutting down lodge check-ins.

MGM says a “cybersecurity issue” is affecting the corporate’s techniques and the corporate is working with “leading external cybersecurity experts” to get issues underneath management, however all the things has but to be mounted.

Hacker teams together with ALPHV and The Scattered Spider are claiming accountability for the assault, although MGM has but to verify. Still, specialists say the issues the resorts are dealing with present all of the indicators of a cyberattack.