A German activist and hacker who breached the systems of the gaming authorities of Malta and Curaçao stated on Friday (September 25) that a recent court ruling permits her to utilize the documents obtained from the Malta hack.
Lilith Wittmann informed her followers on X that the Berlin Regional Court II judgment also permits her to continue labeling the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) as an “organized crime enablement scheme,” although it restricts her from infiltrating the regulator’s systems again.
The MGA and its CEO, Charles Mizzi, initiated legal proceedings against Wittmann when she disclosed that she had breached its systems in March and shared the acquired data with media partners and authorities.
“And yes, we will expose the organized crime enablement schemes you created while presenting yourselves as a ‘legitimate public service,’” she asserted at that time.
‘Organized Crime’ Assertion
The MGA and Mizzi requested an injunction in Germany, initially obtaining a restraining order against Wittmann. She contested it and has characterized the legal action as a SLAPP — a strategic lawsuit against public participation.
The recent ruling does not affirm that the MGA facilitates organized crime. Wittmann mentioned during a hearing on September 10 that the judge deemed her statements regarding the matter permissible expressions of opinion rather than false assertions of fact.
Wittmann mentioned that the legal dispute led to approximately 2,000 pages of court documents and incurred a cost of €15,000 to €20,000 in legal and court fees.
Casino Confidential Details Taken Offline
The judgment was delivered during an eventful week for Wittmann, who earlier published a collection of over 40,000 documents obtained from the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) as part of her “Casino Secrets” investigation.
On the same day she announced the Berlin ruling, the website hosting the searchable Curaçao database was deactivated.
Registry records indicated that casinosecrets.lol was placed on “server hold,” preventing the domain from resolving. Wittmann stated that domain registry operator XYZ deplatformed the site before Cloudflare could take action.
However, the archive was swiftly back online after Wittmann moved it to another domain, curacaofiles.com, where it is currently accessible to the public.
It comprises thousands of documents from operators’ license applications, including UBO and ownership details, corporate structures, source-of-wealth and funding documentation, business plans, due-diligence material, and the CGA’s internal reviews and licensing conditions.
Earlier on Friday, Wittmann mentioned that the unresolved MGA litigation made publishing her recent Casino Secrets exposé legally risky, citing that an unfavorable ruling could potentially subject her to fines of up to €250,000 or six months’ imprisonment for violating an injunction.
The MGA has not issued any public statements regarding the Berlin ruling.
Wittmann has previously highlighted shortcomings in Germany’s gambling regulatory systems and vulnerabilities in public-sector IT. Her investigations have encompassed security flaws in political and government systems, as well as extensive reporting on the international online gambling industry.