Bitcoin “donation” email tied to Casino Secrets raises data privacy and extortion risk after Curaçao leak

An email apparently sent to a gambling operator in September offered to delete information from the Curaçao Gaming Authority files in exchange for a Bitcoin “donation.” For high-risk operators, the obvious problem is not just the leak itself, but the possibility that stolen personal data can be turned into an extortion tool.

1. An email seen by Malta Media reportedly offered to remove information from the Curaçao files for a Bitcoin payment. The originating address was lilithwittmann@proton.me, and the message carried Lilith Wittmann’s name. The text does not establish whether Wittmann sent it herself or whether someone impersonated her.
2. The report says someone appears to be trying to monetize private information that should never have been publicly accessible. That matters for PSPs and merchants because once leaked KYC data, account records, or internal files circulate, the next step is often not disclosure but pressure: delete, pay, or face exposure.
3. The article says it is not clear who operates and controls the Casino Secrets websites, or who has the technical ability to remove individual documents or personal information from them. It also notes that the website links directly to Wittmann, who requests donations through her own channels via Stripe and Patreon.
4. Wittmann was not prepared to provide a statement in response to the publication’s right-of-reply request. The piece also says the German police are already investigating, after a criminal complaint filed on 6 October 2026 was registered by Polizei Berlin under reference 261006-1329-i00337.
5. On 8 October, Landeskriminalamt Berlin (LKA 724 ZAC) separately confirmed that an official investigation had been initiated under reference 261008-1252-168724, and that the investigation file would be forwarded to Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin. In other words, this is no longer just a website controversy; it has become an active law-enforcement matter with two official police references on the same issue.