An investigation by the Russian-linked ransomware group Qilin has raised fresh concerns within the global gaming and gambling industry after they claimed responsibility for the cyber intrusion that targeted global gambling giant IGT in recent weeks.
A dark-web leak site that listed the company on Wednesday stated that it had exfiltrated ten gigabytes of data, or more than two thousand files, which is an amount that would equal around ten gigabytes of internal data. The posting itself didn’t provide many details about this.
As can be seen by the entry stamped in bright green with the word “Publicated”, IGT does not appear to have communicated with Qilin or they refuse to accept ransom demands from him.
IGT offers a complete suite of products and services to casinos, retailers, and online operators worldwide that range from gaming machines to lottery technology to PlaySports betting platforms to iGaming systems.
Through its suite of products, IGT supports millions of players every day. This recent breach has prompted increased scrutiny of a leading technology provider’s security posture, and raised questions about the potential impact on operations and the broader gaming infrastructure of this company.
According to a recent filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, International Game Technology (IGT) has acknowledge that
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