Hacker faced €250,000 fine, wins Malta gaming authority court fight
Lilith Wittmann says the dispute ran to around 2,000 pages of court documents.
The hit
A Berlin court has ruled that hacker Lilith Wittmann can keep describing the Malta Gaming Authority as an ‘organized crime enablement scheme’, she said Friday. The Malta Gaming Authority & its CEO, Charles Mizzi, had sued Wittmann in Germany after she breached its systems in March. Wittmann calls the case a SLAPP suit; the regulator has not commented.
Why it matters
The ruling matters because it lets Wittmann keep using documents she obtained from the Malta hack, after a judge at a September 10 hearing reportedly viewed her comments as opinion rather than false statements of fact, according to Wittmann.
The record
| MGA injunction sought | After a March hack |
|---|---|
| Court documents generated | Around 2,000 pages, per Wittmann |
| Legal costs to Wittmann | €15,000-€20,000, per Wittmann |
| Potential penalty risked | Up to €250,000 or six months’ detention, per Wittmann |
| Casino Secrets documents leaked | More than 40,000 files from the Curaçao Gaming Authority |
What happens next
Watch curacaofiles.com, where the Casino Secrets archive now sits after casinosecrets.lol was knocked offline & placed on server hold, before coming back within hours on the new domain.
Sources: Hacker Behind Curaçao ‘Casino Secrets’ Leak Wins MGA Court Battle
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