Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation (formerly IGT Lottery) experienced a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized individual breached its internal corporate network. The attacker accessed sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) of over 100,000 individuals, including: - Names, contact details, dates of birth - Driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, and tax identifiers - Financial account information and health data The breach exposed highly confidential records, prompting a class-action investigation by Lynch Carpenter, LLP, on behalf of affected individuals. The compromised data poses severe risks, including identity theft, financial fraud, and unauthorized use of health or financial records. Legal action is underway, with impacted parties encouraged to seek compensation. The incident underscores a major failure in data protection, with long-term reputational and financial repercussions for Brightstar.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/brightstar-lottery
"id": "bri5192851100625",
"linkid": "brightstar-lottery",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Over 100,000 individuals',
'industry': 'Lottery/Gaming Solutions',
'location': 'Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA',
'name': 'Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Notifications sent to affected individuals (implied '
'by class action investigation form)',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (records were accessed by '
'unauthorized person)',
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Over 100,000',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Contact information',
'Dates of birth',
'Driver’s license '
'numbers',
'Social Security '
'numbers',
'Tax identifiers',
'Financial account '
'information',
'Health data'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs, financial data, '
'health data, and government-issued '
'IDs)',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)',
'Sensitive Personal Data']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-10-06',
'description': 'An unauthorized person accessed Brightstar’s internal '
'corporate network and accessed records containing personally '
'identifiable information (PII), including names, contact '
'information, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social '
'Security numbers or other tax identifiers, financial account '
'information, health data, and other information. The breach '
'impacted over one hundred thousand individuals.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential reputational damage due to '
'exposure of sensitive PII; class '
'action investigation initiated by '
'Lynch Carpenter, LLP',
'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Contact information',
'Dates of birth',
'Driver’s license numbers',
'Social Security numbers or other tax '
'identifiers',
'Financial account information',
'Health data',
'Other personally identifiable information '
'(PII)'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (due to exposure of SSNs, driver’s '
'license numbers, financial account '
'information, and health data)',
'legal_liabilities': 'Class action investigation underway by Lynch '
'Carpenter, LLP for potential compensation '
'claims',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
'compromised)',
'systems_affected': ['Internal corporate network']},
'initial_access_broker': {'high_value_targets': ['Internal corporate network '
'databases containing PII']},
'investigation_status': 'Under investigation by Lynch Carpenter, LLP for '
'potential class action claims',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-10-06',
'source': 'Globe Newswire Press Release'},
{'source': 'Brightstar Lottery Website',
'url': 'https://www.brightstarlottery.com/who-we-are'},
{'source': 'Lynch Carpenter LLP Investigation Page',
'url': 'https://www.lynchcarpenter.com'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Class action investigation '
'initiated by Lynch Carpenter, '
'LLP'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Globe Newswire; '
'notification to affected individuals '
'(implied by class action '
'investigation)'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized person',
'title': 'Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}