Lilith Wittman, an ethical hacker, has made a claim against The Mill Adventure. She stated that the software firm has dealt a major blow to several illicit online casino operators in Germany.
The Malta-based platform provider has reportedly blocked access to its software, which the casinos recently used.
Now, the unauthorized service providers have gone offline.
Wittman, a security researcher intimated the software of The Mill Adventure contained security flaws. These has contributed to the illegal casinos getting access.
Some of the platforms using the software were not on the approved list of the gambling regulator of Germany, GGL.
On March 21, Wittman stated on LinkedIn that The Mill Adventure has pulled the plug on unregulated operators.
Following her research into both legal and illegal online casinos, she concluded that now, over a dozen illegal casinos in Germany are offline.
Previously, Wittman alleged that the Merkur security incident in early March could have impacted up to 800,000 users.
She believes the incident stemmed from an improperly secured GraphQL interface. Due to inadequate authorization controls, it could have allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data.
Merkur Group-impacted platforms reportedly used The Mill Adventure’s portal software.
The researcher believes targeting software providers is a more effective enforcement tool than traditional government-ordered IP blocking.
Wittman said she has grown so close to the casino operators that they are now scrambling to cover their tracks. She suggests that her investigative efforts have put pressure on those connected to unauthorized gambling services.
A spokesperson for The Mill Adventure responded and told Next.io that it could be held responsible for how its software is deployed by third-party casino operators.
The Mill Software Ltd, Cypriot subsidiary of TMA, is the entity that gives the gaming software solutions as a service.
