PlayNow users in B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan urged to change passwords

The B.C. Lottery Corporation is urging group who usage its online gaming level to alteration their passwords amid cybersecurity concerns.

The Crown corp issued nan entreaty aft malicious actors targeted its PlayNow.com website pinch an effort to usage passwords stolen from different companies’ websites.

The BCLC operates PlayNow.com successful B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

In a connection to users, nan BCLC said it spotted an different surge successful postulation to nan website connected July 24, which it later wished to beryllium nan consequence of “credential stuffing.”

That’s a cybercrime method successful which attackers effort to usage email addresses and passwords stolen elsewhere successful nan hopes that their targets usage nan aforesaid login credentials connected aggregate sites.

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BCLC president and CEO Pat Davis said location was “no evidence” its systems were compromised aliases that login accusation was stolen from its website, but called nan incident a “cautionary tale” for group pinch aggregate online accounts.

The BCLC said a “small percentage” of its userbase was affected, and that it instantly locked impacted accounts.

It added that it has reported nan incident to RCMP, arsenic good arsenic regulators and privateness officials successful B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

While an investigation remains ongoing, nan BCLC says users should alteration their passwords and guarantee they are unsocial from logins utilized connected different websites.