A German court has handed hacker and activist Lilith Wittmann a significant legal victory in her ongoing battle with the Malta Gaming Authority.
Wittmann posted a screenshot on X this morning showing a German court judgment listing the Malta Gaming Authority and its CEO Charles Mizzi as applicants in proceedings against her.
The court has confirmed a preliminary ruling clearing Wittmann to publicly identify the MGA as an organised crime enablement scheme in her public statements.
Crucially, the judgment also permits her to use documents she obtained by hacking the Maltese regulator’s systems earlier this year, which will concern the authority’s 311 active licensees.
Wittmann stated: “Just received the verdict in Malta Gaming Authority v. Wittmann. Good news: I can call the MGA an organised crime enablement scheme – and use the documents I obtained.”
She added with dry humour: “Bad news: I’m not allowed to hack them again.”
The case, identified as 7 O 254/26 eV at the Landgericht Berlin II, was brought by the MGA and CEO Charles Mizzi personally, with Bird & Bird LLP acting as legal representatives for both parties.
Wittmann has drawn on roughly 3,000 documents from the MGA’s systems in her reporting, including filings she says identify the owner behind Platincasino, a brand at the centre of her ongoing German investigation.
This development follows Wittmann’s explosive public release of 40,000 documents uploaded to the Curaçao Gaming Authority, sending shockwaves through the often-secretive world of offshore gambling operations.
The activist announced she had access to the Curaçao Gaming Authority’s systems since December 2025, claiming to hold detailed information on licensee owners, finances, and regulatory processes on the Caribbean island.
In a coordinated campaign spanning publications across five countries, Wittmann released details about licensees allegedly associated with several offshore operators, including entities connected to Platincasino.
The release was also said to include information relating to a police crackdown targeting figures behind the German-facing offshore iGaming operation Platincasino.
The MGA had already obtained a preliminary injunction against Wittmann in Germany following her unauthorised access to one of its systems earlier in 2026, and has rejected her organised crime allegations as unsubstantiated.
Wittmann has previously warned that any action from Maltese authorities could trigger the release of her entire archive, noting she could face up to ten years in prison under Maltese law if prosecuted there.
The broader project behind Wittmann’s investigation claims to have extracted almost two terabytes of documents from the Curaçao and Malta gambling regulators, as well as company registers in Malta, Cyprus, and Gibraltar.
