New Hampshire Lottery Website Back Up And Running After Cyberattack

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Lottery has restored its website after a cyberattack on Friday.

The site was back online around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. In a statement, the commission said its third-party provider experienced an attack that impacted the lottery’s site. During the attack, a banner pop-up prompt was created to get players to click on the link and download a .zip file.

After the attack began, the commission took the site down.

“We are confident that this attack did not impact any player data nor compromise the integrity of our gaming platforms,” the lottery said.

As a precaution, the lottery commission is requesting players take the following steps if they have visited the site in the past:

• If you clicked on the banner pop-up link, you might have downloaded a .zip file. Delete this file and empty your computer’s trash-recycle bin.
• If you clicked on or launched any of the files within this .zip file, install and run an antivirus-malware scanner to remove any questionable files off your computer. The lottery recommends the following free tools: AVG Free for AntiVirus; Malwarebytes Free for Malware.
• If you were prompted to provide iLottery username and password information at any time, you should update your password when the system is back online.
• Please update your password on any other website you may use this username and password combination.

The lottery site was back online on Saturday morning.

Some browsers may still have a block on the site. Chrome, one of the world’s busiest browsers, has a malware warning still active. The company told the commissioner it could be a few days to remove the warning. Users should still be able to click through, however.

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