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Online Casinos in general: Hacker attack on Merkur Bets (Page 3)

Topic created on 14th Mar. 2025 | Page: 3 of 22 | Answers: 317 | Views: 25,068
Zockerbernd
Amateur

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 01:29 pm CET#31
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The thing is that the vulnerability has now been made public how long have the hackers secretly had the exploit to dump all the data hehe

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DieWunderharke5000
Expert

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 01:49 pm CET#32
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I think the best thing about the whole mail is the behavioral tips:



As a precautionary measure, we recommend that you remain vigilant, do not send sensitive data unencrypted and check your bank and credit card statements for unusual transactions.

Yes, cool, of course it's a lot of good if the data is stored unencrypted and all together with the provider. But thanks for the tip.

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Jenges
Amateur

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 02:15 pm CET#33
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Not again... Was already affected by the Facebook hack and have been getting strange calls ever since....

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Zockerbernd
Amateur

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 02:18 pm CET#34
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If it's real, as we know so far, you can use the leaked data set to verify everything in your name except Video Ident.
Jenges wrote on 14.03.2025 at 14:15: Not again... Was already affected by the Facebook hack and have been getting strange calls ever since....


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Jenges
Amateur

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 02:28 pm CET#35
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Zockerbernd wrote on 14.03.2025 at 14:18: If it is real, as we know so far, you can verify everything with the leaked data set on your name except Video Ident.



That is sick! There must be drastic penalties for this!!!

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Donnie
Elite

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 02:31 pm CET#36
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I'm afraid we'll all have to change our names🤣

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GambleMike
Visitor

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 03:44 pm CET#37
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frapi07 wrote on March 14, 2025 at 12:13 pm:

No one has given me the impression that they are taking this message lightly. But what do you want to do at the moment? Unfortunately, it is probably normal for companies to first try to reassure customers and possibly talk down the incident. I don't think you can get any further without a class action anyway. Companies don't like to admit that they've messed something up. Especially when there is a theoretical compensation in the room.

No compensation after data leak from music streaming platform Here is a 1-year-old judgment. Not every data leak entitles you to compensation. I think that the judges could decide differently here, especially because ID photos etc. were also tapped. These should have been 100% more secure (encrypted) or destroyed after use.

The case law has been outdated since the BGH ruling from November 2024. In the Facebook scraping incident, the BGH affirmed damages in the order of € 100 and in the case here, significantly more should be awarded, as the data and, at first glance, the infringement is much more serious.

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frapi07
Elite

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 04:26 pm CET#38
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GambleMike wrote on March 14, 2025 at 3:44 pm:

The case law has been outdated since the BGH ruling from November 2024. In the Facebook scraping incident, the BGH affirmed damages in the order of € 100 and in the case here, significantly more should be awarded, as the data and, prima facie, the infringement is much more serious.

Correct, I also agree with that. I didn't write anything other than that there doesn't always have to be compensation for damages and that the data is definitely more explosive here (my 2nd paragraph). However, as I am neither a judge nor a decision-maker, I have left out an assessment so as not to give false hope.

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upola
Legend

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 04:28 pm CET#39
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Well then those affected will have to acquire a new identity....oh that will be expensive

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GambleMike
Visitor

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 04:36 pm CET#40
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frapi07 wrote on March 14, 2025 at 4:26 pm:

Right, I agree with that too. I didn't write anything other than that there doesn't always have to be compensation for damages and that the data here is definitely more explosive (my 2nd paragraph). However, since I am neither a judge nor a decision-maker, I have left out an assessment so as not to give false hope.

Okay, then we're all together. Upper (BGH) trumps lower (LG) and you shouldn't raise false hopes. It's not without Risk, so I had a look to see who is pursuing this as part of the class action mentioned. There is at least one Provider with Protectra, which is also pursuing the similar case with CrazyBuzzer and SlotMagie with a class action.

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Butterbrezel
Elite

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 04:41 pm CET#41
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Already a scandal. As many here have already pointed out, I also find it borderline that video legitimization was saved.
When concluding a contract, e.g. a loan, this is understandable. But definitely not for verification.

I think this will be very expensive for Gauselmann. But they are certainly swimming in money, so the gambling will continue

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CaNna09
Amateur

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 04:57 pm CET#42
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Someone must not have liked the RTP and this place.
Gauselmann is now unpacking a few more bundles and that's it;)

The dump will definitely already be available in the relevant forums for a few euros...

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slotliebe89
Elite

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 05:06 pm CET#43
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GambleMike wrote on March 14, 2025 at 4:36 pm:

Ok, then we are together. Upper (BGH) stings lower (LG) and false hopes should not be raised. It's not without Risk, so I had a look to see who is pursuing something like this as part of the class action mentioned. There is at least one Provider with Protectra, which is also pursuing the similar case with CrazyBuzzer and SlotMagie with a class action.

Interesting. Has anyone had any experience with Protectra in the past? Would one then have a claim against all 3 (Merkur Bets, Slotmagie and Crazy Buzzer) or does one then only join a class action?

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AlphaFin
Visitor

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 05:28 pm CET#44
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One good thing about this scandal for me is that I am now three times more careful about where I enter my details and have my ID verified. How carelessly I have always handled this... I have even carelessly sent my passport to casinos without a license abroad in order to be able to pay out my win. I've just sat down in panic and had myself blocked in each of these casinos, although I know that this won't do me much good and they have to keep the data for several years due to "gambling laws". But for the future, I'll be more careful. It's not without its problems.

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AlphaFin
Visitor

Hacker attack on Merkur Bets

14th Mar. 2025, at 05:51 pm CET#45
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I've just noticed that the hacktivist Lilith Wittmann has confessed to this, I've just read about it on her X, she'll be revealing more details shortly... At least it doesn't seem to be anything malicious, I hope we take more care of our data after this anyway.

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