'Casino Secrets' Hacker Beats Malta Regulator as Leak Site Goes Down
Berlin court ruled for researcher Lilith Wittmann against Malta Gaming Authority, allowing her to use leaked documents, while the Casino Secrets site was suspended.Summary
A Berlin court ruled in favor of security researcher Lilith Wittmann in the Malta Gaming Authority's (MGA) injunction case, allowing her to continue using documents obtained from the MGA's systems and to publicly characterize the regulator as an "organized crime enablement scheme." However, she is barred from accessing MGA systems again. The case stems from Wittmann's breach of an internal MGA system in March 2026, separate from her earlier Curaçao regulator breach that spawned the "Casino Secrets" leak site. Wittmann described the case as a SLAPP lawsuit, costing her $17,000–$22,700 in legal fees, and noted a loss could have exposed her to penalties of $284,000 or six months in prison. Hours after the verdict, the Casino Secrets website (casinosecrets.lol) was suspended at the registry level, with the leaked database now available at curacaofiles.com. The MGA oversees 311 active licensees, and Malta's regulatory framework has faced increasing EU legal challenges this year, including an EU court ruling that German players can reclaim losses from Malta-licensed operators. Meanwhile, Frankfurt prosecutors arrested a suspect in connection with alleged illegal gambling involving $6.66 billion in stakes, with Wittmann's reporting linking the case to Platincasino. The MGA has not publicly commented on the ruling.
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