A provision in U.S. House legislation could block the Federal Trade Commission investigation into the September cyberattack that temporarily crippled MGM Resorts International properties.
The Republican spending bill includes a provision that would block a Jan. 25 FTC civil investigative demand of MGM to provide details of its data security practices after the company suffered a ransomware attack by hackers believed to be an international group with domestic ties. The bill also slashes the FTC budget by 27 percent.
The MGM cyberattack affected several MGM computer systems, including telephones, email, credit card transactions, reservation systems, hotel check-ins and slot machines, for nine days beginning Sept. 10.
