National Lottery warns 10.5m players to change their passwords ahead of tonight’s £14million Euromillions draw after cyber attack

THE National Lottery warned 10.5 million players to change their passwords ahead of tonight's draw after a cyber attack.

The "low level attack" came as £14 million was up for grabs on Friday's Euromillions draw.

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The move to change passwords follows an attempt by hackers to access accounts using a technique known as "credential stuffing".

The mass attack was successful in accessing some 150 accounts and in a small number – fewer than 10 – some activity took place within the account.

The operators of the game Camelot say that none of the customers involved have lost any money.

The hackers used credentials gleaned from a list circulated on the internet to get into the accounts, a Camelot spokeswoman said.

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No money was stolen, and the attackers saw limited information, the spokeswoman added.

Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner, the police, and the National Cyber Security Centre have been informed of the attack, the spokeswoman said.

"As part of our regular security monitoring, we have seen some suspicious activity on a very small number of players' accounts," Camelot said in an email to customers.

"We have directly contacted those players whose accounts have been affected."

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Customers can normally use their debit card details to transfer money into their National Lottery accounts, then use those funds to buy online lottery tickets or scratch cards.

The hackers used a so-called "credential-stuffing" attack using a list of passwords circulated online to get access to about 150 accounts. Those accounts have been suspended, the spokeswoman said.

"If you have a password you use across multiple sites then you should change it," the spokeswoman added.

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