800,000 Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of email scam threat

Gamblers were warned about the dangers of e-mail-based frauds after information on 800,000 users online.

Leakage, IP addresses, E -mail addresses and online gambling activity Online leaked for Çeltik Power and BetfairAnd security experts warned that they can be used for targeted identity hunting attacks.

The incident was approved by Paddy Power and Betfair’s parent company Flutter, but the company announced that no password or payment details have been leaked.

Flutter made advice to users: “There is nothing you need to do in response to this event, but we recommend that you stay awake.”

What could be as a result of this leak?

Experts warned that information may be sufficient to create high -target identity attacks and play on the fondness of gambling.

Javvad Malik, the defender of the Yahoo company Knowbe4, a defender of security awareness, is praised by Flutter’s infringement and regulatory notification and transparent communication.

“Criminals use all information to create social engineering attacks. They can enable potential victims to gamble, create campaigns that benefit from their behavior. In such cases, even limited data can be armed by attackers who want to manipulate the psychology of their victims.

For example, attackers can direct gamblers to sites that resemble they use, but they can create fake sites to harvest details such as credit card numbers.

Such false sites can put visitors into a wrong sense of security and mean that they are happier to ‘re -enter’.

The use of AI in the cyber criminal community means that it is easier to create large-scale identity hunting campaigns using technologies such as chatgpt to create convincing e-mails.

Malik, “Although it is confident that it contains the Flutter event and finished, the data can only begin for the victims stolen.”

What caused the flute leakage?

Flutter has a monthly 4.2 million players on the UK and Irish platforms, but the leak does not come from their own systems, he said.

Instead, it was the result of a problem with a third party provider.

Cyber criminals, for example, target large companies through small companies they work with, aiming at lawyers or accountants working with a larger organization.

“Flutter will provide little assurance to the affected customers, although the Cyberscurity platform, CYBERSMART CEO, said that the violation has noted that the violation is caused by a third -party provider, not from any failure in its systems, but this distinction will provide little assurance to the affected customers.” He said.

“In the age of connected services and comprehensive data sharing, organizations should ensure that security standards reach out to the entire supply chain.”

What should users do?

Users should ensure that their devices have up-to-date software and anti-virus, and to be very skeptical of unexpected e-mails that refer to e-mails, especially gambling.

If unexpected e -mails arrive, do not open files or follow the links, and instead call the relevant organizations or write their addresses to a browser.

Staying careful about cyber security is also a good idea in such cases – some general tips that may work.

Change your password, for example, if your E -Post is associated with a social media account you are talking about and the password is associated with your football team, if there is any way of public information about you.

If your e -mail has been attacked, The number of steps you need to take immediately. If the computer pirates contact you and threaten you or propose your account back for money, do not answer. Any action you do can warn you that you are there.

Another step to be taken is to reset the password and Open the authentication with multi -factor.

This reduces the chances of entering your accounts as the computer pirate needs to access your other devices to verify them.