A number of lottery companies in Germany report cyber attacks . No tips could be submitted online in Brandenburg.
At the beginning of the year, some lottery companies in Germany reported problems due to cyber attacks. According to this, lottery players in Brandenburg, for example, could not submit any tips online on Tuesday.
As the spokeswoman for the lottery company in Potsdam, Antje Edelmann, said, the internet service was shut down for security reasons. Alleged criminals tried to access customer accounts over the turn of the year and on Monday. It was unclear how long the closure would last.
Whether personal data was stolen from customers has not yet been clarified, said the spokeswoman for Lotto Brandenburg. “We are in the process of analyzing that.” The State Criminal Police Office and the State Commissioner for Data Protection have also been informed.
Lottery companies affected in several federal states
According to Lotto Brandenburg, around 50,000 Internet customers have been informed about the cyber attack. If you have already filled out a ticket online, you can take part in the drawing of the lottery numbers as usual. However, most players place their bets in the shops.
Lotto Schleswig-Holstein temporarily blocked access to its website at the turn of the year on suspicion of a cyber attack. A spokesman said on January 2 that there were a striking number of automated log-in attempts between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The area was therefore closed as a preventive measure from New Year’s Eve until Monday noon.
Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz also temporarily blocked access to its website due to conspicuous unauthorized access attempts. According to information from Monday, there were also problems in Berlin and in Saxony-Anhalt.
