LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Boyd Gaming worker has filed a federal lawsuit in opposition to the corporate, weeks after it disclosed in a authorities submitting that it was the sufferer of a knowledge breach.
The gaming firm, which is predicated in Las Vegas, operates 28 properties throughout 10 states, together with Nevada, based on its web site. The corporate employs about 16,000 individuals.
The worker filed the lawsuit as a possible class motion on Friday, Oct. 3, based on a replica the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
On Sept. 23, the corporate confirmed in a U.S. Securities and Change Fee submitting that an “unauthorized third party removed certain data from the company’s IT systems, including information about employees and a limited number of other individuals.” The corporate stated the breach didn’t have an effect on its properties or enterprise operations.
Within the aftermath, the corporate notified impacted people, regulators, and authorities businesses as required, the submitting stated.
Information stolen included staff’ names, dates of start and Social Safety numbers, based on the lawsuit. The worker realized of the breach in early September and the corporate “alerted some employees during an employee meeting on Sept. 11, 2025,” the lawsuit stated.
The lawsuit alleges Boyd “delayed informing” staff concerning the breach and may have performed extra to guard its knowledge, paperwork stated.
“The data breach was a direct result of defendant’s failure to implement adequate and reasonable cybersecurity procedures and protocols necessary to protect plaintiff’s and class members’ [personal information] from a foreseeable and preventable cyber-attack,” the lawsuit stated. “Plaintiff’s and class members’ identities are now at risk because of defendant’s negligent conduct, because the [personal information] that defendant collected and maintained has been accessed and acquired by data thieves.”
Within the Las Vegas space, Boyd operates the Aliante On line casino and Resort, the California Resort On line casino, the Cannery On line casino Resort, the Fremont Resort & On line casino, the Gold Coast Resort & On line casino, Jokers Wild On line casino, Foremost Road Station, Sam’s City, Suncoast Resort & On line casino and The Orleans.
The lawsuit requests a jury trial and a harm award ought to a jury facet with the plaintiffs.
Within the submitting, Boyd Gaming confirmed it carries a cybersecurity insurance coverage coverage.
A spokesperson for Boyd Gaming declined to touch upon Wednesday, as a substitute pointing to the SEC submitting.
“Upon detecting the incident, the company promptly took steps to respond to the incident with the assistance of leading external cybersecurity experts and in cooperation with federal law enforcement authorities,” a part of that submitting stated.
A listening to was not scheduled within the case as of Wednesday.
