- Qilin ransomware group claims 10GB data leak from gaming tech giant IGT
- IGT has not confirmed the breach; the file supposedly contains ~21,600 files
- Qilin, a RaaS group, has affected over 900 victims across multiple industries since 2022
International Game Technology (IGT), a global powerhouse in gaming technology, reportedly suffered a ransomware attack in which its sensitive data was leaked to the dark web.
a report of cyber news says Qilin ransomware operators added IGT to their data leak site, claiming to have extracted 10 gigabytes from the company “Gambling & Gambling,” which is equivalent to approximately 21,600 files.
The criminals did not post any samples for analysis, but labeled the file as “Published,” suggesting that it was posted online.
Who are IGT and Qilin?
The page also includes an FTP link, which presumably leads to the full file. cyber news he says, but other than that, details are scarce. IGT has yet to confirm or deny these claims and has not responded to media questions on the matter.
IGT is a global leader in gaming technology, offering lottery systems, electronic gaming machines, iLottery and sports betting platforms.
The company is headquartered in London, but operates major centers in Las Vegas, Rome and Providence. It operates in more than 100 jurisdictions and serves dozens of lotteries and casinos around the world.
It is supposedly the main technology provider for 26 US lotteries, and in 2024, IGT generated around $2.5 billion in revenue.
Qilin is a famous Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, first observed in 2022 under the name “Agenda.” They specialize in double extortion attacks, stealing sensitive data before encrypting systems and then threatening to leak the data publicly.
Typical victims include manufacturers, finance, healthcare, retail, government agencies, and education. By the end of 2025, Qilin had claimed over 900 attacks (with a significant number unconfirmed) and over 2.3 million records breached in confirmed cases.
Some of Qilin’s most prominent victims include Synnovis, the UK diagnostics provider that supports multiple NHS hospitals, Asahi Group Holdings in Japan, where thousands of internal files were leaked, South Korea’s SK Group, which reportedly lost more than a terabyte of data, and US pharmaceutical and biotech company Inotiv.
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