Breach taxonomy
Summary
Boyd Gaming experienced a cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized third party accessed the company's internal IT systems and removed data, including information about employees and a limited number of other individuals. The incident had no impact on the company's properties or business operations. Boyd Gaming engaged leading external cybersecurity experts and cooperated with federal law enforcement. The company maintains comprehensive cybersecurity insurance. Filed under Item 7.01; company determined the incident is not material.
Tagging rationale
ThreatUnknown
Filing does not attribute the incident to a specific actor → UNKNOWN.
MethodsData Exfil
Filing confirms that unauthorized third party accessed internal IT systems and removed (exfiltrated) data → DATA-EXFIL.