New Hampshire Lottery officials warned of a cyberattack on its website.

New Hampshire Lottery officials warned of a cyberattack on its website.

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-lottery-website-experiences-cyber-attack/41000488

Exploit: Hacking
New Hampshire Lottery: Gambling Program

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Risk to Business: 2.809 = Moderate
New Hampshire Lottery officials warned of a cyberattack on its website, cautioning players that people visiting the site should not click on any pop-up message. The site began to experience trouble early Friday morning, typically a busy day for lottery sales with the Mega Millions drawing taking place late Friday night. Officials said the site has been taken down as the matter is investigated and the trouble dealt with. They do not believe any personal data of players was stolen.

Individual Impact:
No information about consumer/employee PII, PHI or financial data exposure was available at press time.

How It Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Cybercriminals love to exploit government-run websites to spread malware or for other nefarious purposes.

Risk Levels:
1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk

*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.