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Anonymous ID: 996d1a Sept. 11, 2023, 2:06 p.m. No.19531943   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2017 >>2268 >>2463

MGM Resorts experiences 'cybersecurity issue' impacting operations and prompting investigation

September 11, 2023 4:00pm EDT

 

Cybersecurity issue forces company to shut down some systems at its 19 resorts, which have a total of more than 40,000 rooms

 

Las Vegas, Nevada-based MGM Resorts International was experiencing a computer system outage on Monday that impacted operations at headquarters as well as its properties and websites.

 

FOX 5 in Las Vegas reported that one of the company’s properties, the Bellagio Las Vegas, confirmed that the computer systems were down at all resorts and that all computer-based operations were being done manually.

 

Personnel at the resort also said the outage impacted credit card machines at the properties.

 

When visiting mgmresorts.com, a page comes up saying, "The MGM Resorts website is currently unavailable," followed by an apology as well as numbers to make reservations, reach out to member services or call a concierge.

 

On social media, the company posted a statement about the technical issues the company was facing.

 

"MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the Company’s systems," the post read. "Promptly after detecting the issue, we quickly began an investigation with assistance from leading external cybersecurity experts. We also notified law enforcement and took prompt action to protect our systems and data, including shutting down certain systems."

 

The investigation is ongoing.

 

MGM did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox Digital about the cybersecurity outage.

 

The company operates 19 resorts with over 40,000 rooms around the world, including the MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Luxor and New York-New York in Las Vegas, as well as the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey and more.

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tech/mgm-resorts-experiences-cybersecurity-issue-impacting-operations-prompting-investigation

Anonymous ID: 996d1a Sept. 11, 2023, 3:11 p.m. No.19532392   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2400 >>2405 >>2426 >>2428 >>2463 >>2599

First round of release of treated Fukushima water completed

Sep 11, 2023

 

About 7,800 tons of treated radioactive water has been discharged into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the first round of disposal as planned, the plant operator said Monday.

Despite concerns voiced by local fishers and strong opposition from China, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) began the discharge of the water, which contained tritium levels below the prescribed limits. The release, which started on Aug. 24, is being monitored by the Japanese government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

 

As the volume of processed water, a result of cooling melted nuclear fuel, approached the plant's storage capacity limit, Tepco decided to release approximately 31,200 tons of this water in four rounds during the current fiscal year through March.

 

Tepco, along with the Environment Ministry, the Fisheries Agency and the Fukushima Prefectural Government, has been analyzing tritium levels in the environment around the power plant since the start of the discharge last month, with no abnormalities detected so far.

 

Tepco plans to release another 7,800 tons later this month, at the earliest, pending checks on tritium concentration levels and inspections of water disposal facilities.

 

The disposal of treated water is crucial for decommissioning the nuclear plant, which was severely damaged by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in 2011, according to Tepco and the government.

 

In the meantime, China has imposed a blanket import ban on Japanese fishery products in response to the water discharge. The Japanese government has introduced support measures for the fishery industry.

 

The government has been urging China to lift the ban and engage in scientific discussions with experts from both countries, all while assisting the domestic industry in expanding its export destinations beyond China.

 

The treated water was discharged into the ocean 1 kilometer off the plant via an undersea tunnel after undergoing a treatment process in which most radionuclides except tritium had been removed.

 

The remaining tritium is then diluted to one-fortieth of the concentration permitted under Japanese safety standards.

 

Nuclear power plants worldwide routinely release treated water containing low concentrations of tritium, considered less harmful than other radioactive materials, and other radionuclides into the environment as part of normal operations, according to the IAEA.

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/11/japan/fukushima-water-1st-round-complete/