Boyd Gaming is facing a class-action lawsuit following a cyberattack last month The lawsuit claims Boyd failed to adequately protect customer and employee data Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD) faces six federal lawsuits in Nevada following a cyberattack that compromised sensitive personal data in September. Boyd Gaming headquarters in Las Vegas.  (Images: LinkedIn and Shutterstock) The suits, filed by four separate law firms on Thursday and Monday, accuse the company of failing to implement adequate cybersecurity protections, resulting in unauthorized access to information Boyd was legally obligated to safeguard. Each complaint seeks class-action status on behalf of thousands of affected individuals, including current and former employees as well as customers. The first suit was filed last Thursday by Scott Levy, a former Boyd employee and Las Vegas resident. On Monday, five additional plaintiffs joined the legal action: Deandric Price (Las Vegas), Sherekia Price (Louisiana), Larry Harris (Texas), Patricia Tiedtke (Cincinnati), and Holly Neely, whose place of residence was not…Read MoreCategory: Crime & Scandals, Las Vegas, Legal, Technology, Boyd Gaming, class-action, cyberattack, data breach, hackers, lawsuits, ransom, ransomwareSource: Casino.org