Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming sued over knowledge breach

Company reveals knowledge breach in authorities submitting

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 relies in Las Vegas, operates 28 properties throughout 10 states, together with Nevada, based on its web site. The firm 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 News Now Investigators obtained.

On Sept. 23, the corporate confirmed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 firm stated the breach didn’t have an effect on its properties or enterprise operations.

In the aftermath, the corporate notified impacted people, regulators, and authorities companies as required, the submitting stated.

Data stolen included workers’ names, dates of beginning and Social Security 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” workers concerning the breach and may have carried out 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.”

In the Las Vegas space, Boyd operates the Aliante Casino and Hotel, the California Hotel Casino, the Cannery Casino Hotel, the Fremont Hotel & Casino, the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, Jokers Wild Casino, Main Street Station, Sam’s Town, Suncoast Hotel & Casino and The Orleans.

The lawsuit requests a jury trial and a injury award ought to a jury aspect with the plaintiffs.

In 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.