Where the gambling industry comes to think
February 2026 was not a month of isolated incidents. Three separate infrastructure failures, each originating from a different third-party dependency, produced material operational disruption across the sector within a single…
A major European iGaming regulator confirmed in mid-March 2026 that its systems had been accessed by an external security researcher. Three days after the regulator’s confirmation, the researcher announced publicly…
Berlin-based security researcher Lilith Wittmann publicly claimed responsibility on 20 March 2026 for breaching the Malta Gaming Authority’s systems, three days after the MGA confirmed an intrusion. Wittmann alleged comprehensive…
March 2026 produced the sector’s first confirmed breach of a major gambling regulator. The Malta Gaming Authority acknowledged an intrusion on 17 March; within days, Berlin-based security researcher Lilith Wittmann…
US consumer confidence recorded one of its sharpest single-month declines of the year in March 2026. Across most discretionary spending categories, anticipated future expenditure fell alongside it. Gambling was among…