Online Casinos in general: Hacker attack on Merkur Bets (Page 10)

Butterbrezel wrote on 18.03.2025 at 18:19: I got 10 free spins for El Torero today

It's kind of awesome, as if nothing had happened.

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Comingsoon19 wrote on 19.03.2025 at 09:47: I have to ask very stupidly because I am not affected by the topic and have no idea at all. What do you hope to gain from such a possible lawsuit? Would it actually be successful?

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frapi07 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 10:04 am:
Money Your data (name, phone number etc.) have a value. These have been lost. In addition, there is the damage that can be associated with it. People can be targeted with such data. E-mail address > phishing mail, telephone number > scam calls. ID photos and Verification photos have also been made public, i.e. there is a Risk of identity theft (contracts, orders).

There have already been successes, see the Facebook lawsuit. But there you only lost your name, e-mail address and telephone number. The yield was a little "sobering" (€25). With ID photos, on the other hand, it's worse and you can expect much more.

I consider success to be realistic because there was 0.0 security. The data was publicly accessible and in principle it is not a question of having suffered damage, but of being able to suffer damage. That would be the case here. It is impossible to know whether other people were aware of this "security gap" (it wasn't a gap, as the security was 0) and exploited it.

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Comingsoon19 wrote on 19.03.2025 at 09:47: I have to ask very stupidly because I am not affected by the topic and have no idea at all. What do you hope to gain from such a possible lawsuit? Would it actually be successful?

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Comingsoon19 wrote on 19.03.2025 at 11:57 am:
But should someone now do mischief with the data, can't you refer to this incident? Or then file a criminal complaint with reference to the "hack" at Merkurbets.

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slotliebe89 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 12:22 pm:

You are not affected? You have submitted reviews for all 3 providers.

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Comingsoon19 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 12:49 pm:
Yes right. But account closed on all of them. Only play at Novoline now

Been waiting for something like this again. But dear Slotliebe89 no I'm not affected.

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Comingsoon19 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 11:57 am:

But should someone now do mischief with the data, can't you refer to this incident? Or then file a criminal complaint with reference to the "hack" at Merkurbets.

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Danny0815 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 12:59 pm:

Yes, absolutely. But unfortunately you still have the hassle, the worry and the expense (which can be really considerable).

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frapi07 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 12:58 pm:

Just because you closed your accounts doesn't mean you're no longer in their database xD

I would contact them and ask if your data is also affected. Most likely they will also refer you to the data protection officer. Just a well-intentioned tip.

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gamble1 wrote on 18.03.2025 at 14:10:

There are many data leaks, and if you take a closer look, you will often find that your email address has already appeared several times in different databases. You can easily get an initial estimate by checking your email address at https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (one of several sites where you can roughly check this).

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Danny0815 wrote on March 19, 2025 at 1:17 pm:

I used a different site (from a university) and found the result very interesting.

A long list of leaks/hacks (a large part of which are apparently simply "repacks" of previous releases).
Some of it goes back 20 years, with hacks from Myspace and Stickam, among others.
I guess that's to be expected when you've been using the same email address almost everywhere for a quarter of a century.
Considering that, I actually receive surprisingly little spam.

It's reassuring for me that "only" the password & email address were affected & I'm not one of those people who use the same PW for several sites.

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XXLEONIDASXX wrote on 19.03.2025 at 18:48: So I have now received an answer from Slotmagie...As expected, they see themselves in the right and see no reason to pay damages, as they would not have done anything wrong! It has been proven that the data of millions of customers was publicly accessible..sensitive data such as identities, bank details etc..
Here is the answer:

Arnold (SlotMagie) 19. March 2025, 18:31 CET Hello David, Of course we take your concerns very seriously, but unauthorized use of your data elsewhere can be ruled out. The situation you have described is in no way connected to our incident, there is no connection whatsoever. To our knowledge, no material damage has been caused to our customers, as we have not detected any misuse by or disclosure of data to unauthorized third parties. In this respect, you are not entitled to any claims for compensation from us. If you have any indication that your data has been misused, please contact us immediately at the e-mail address [email protected]. Actions on the Internet are associated with certain risks and cyber security is a continuous process that is subject to ongoing adjustments. Just because the security configurations on a company's website need to be adjusted does not mean that this is due to misconduct on the part of the company or that the company has violated laws or regulations. Nor does such liability arise from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, no material damage has been caused to our customers, as we have not detected any misuse by or disclosure of the data to unauthorized third parties. Against this background, we therefore do not see ourselves in a position to comply with any request for payment of damages. In cooperation with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which drew our attention to the improvement of the security loopholes, we immediately adjusted them. We therefore see no basis for complying with your request. Yours sincerely Your SlotMagie Team

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