Popular Nigerian Betting Company Bet9ja has been hacked. Newsmen gathered that the ugly  incident happened in the early hours of yesterday, 6th April 2022.

According to Gistmast the Company confirmed the incident noting that the entire Bet9ja System has been under attack by Russian Blackcat Group who are famous for hacking big companies in the world.

In a statement issued by Bet9ja the hackers are reportedly asking for a Ransom but they never accepted their condition. The company stated that their IT team are working tirelessly to restore normal services of the website and further assured customers that their funds are safe.

The statement reads in details:

Good morning, All.

It is important to keep you all updated on the actual position of things as it has been very challenging in the last 24 hours. We have seen some posts in different groups that we are carrying out a maintenance, that is obviously not the case. We will not choose an important UCL day to do such.

The entire Bet9ja system has been under attack by the Russian Blackcat group who are famous for several attacks to huge companies in the world. It is a huge hacker attack by this Russian group but our people are working from yesterday without stopping for a minute to restore all the services but it is not easy.

They are asking for ransom already but we will never accept their conditions. it is important to let you know this so that we are all on the same page. They have hit us hard but of course they cannot kill us. We will stand our ground and come back even much more stronger.

Please do not be discouraged, we will surely restore things as soon as possible and provide update on the progress.

Thank you for your usual cooperation, your passion will always be rewarded.

Bet9ja!

Reward for Passion!!!

As at the time of reporting the Bet9ja official website is still unaccessible and returns error message shown below;

Bet9ja is an online bookmaker based in Nigeria that offers betting on major sporting events. The website is licensed by the Lagos State Lotteries Board (LSLB) with permission to operate in other parts of Nigeria. It is traded under the name KC Gaming Networks Limited and is run by a group of shareholders of various nationalities.