Camelot Urges Users to Reset Passwords After Breach

This week the Camelot Group urged British punters to reset their passwords for their UK National Lottery accounts after it was revealed that the group was hit by a cyber attack.

Camelot claims that they were hit by a small scale attack which caused a "very small" number of accounts seeing "suspicious activity". The group is working with several government entities to strengthen their network in an effort to ensure it doesn't happen again. Those who've been impacted by the hackers have been contacted by Camelot and will be given assistance.

The notice to players in the UK to change passwords is being seen as a precautionary measure, and the company was quick to point out that their systems, lottery draws, and jackpot prizes were not impacted by the theft.

In an email to customers Camelot advised: "We would like to make clear that there has been no unauthorised access to core National Lottery systems or any of our databases, which would affect National Lottery draws or payment of prizes.

"We would also like to reassure our players that we do not display full debit card or bank account details on their online National Lottery accounts.

"When updating your password, our advice is to use a mix of letters (upper and lower cases), numbers and characters and avoid words that are obvious or personal to you.

"Most importantly, make it unique.

"We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank you for your co-operation in this matter."