Ohio Lottery services restored following data breach

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Lottery officials confirmed the services compromised in last month’s data breach were fully restored Friday.

The Dec. 24 cybersecurity incident compromised internal applications which caused cashing services to go dark.

Lottery officials say winners throughout Ohio cashed $50,742,479 in prizes.

According to the Ohio Lottery, claims can be made in four ways:

• Prizes up to $599 may be cashed at any Ohio Lottery Retailer location. 
• Prizes up to $25,000 can be cashed by using the mobile cashing feature available through the mobile app or at one of the State’s seven racinos. 
• Prizes up to $5,000 can be cashed at Super Retailer locations or at an Ohio Lottery Regional Office in the form of a pre-paid debit card. 
• Any prize claims may also be filed in an Ohio Lottery regional office or mailed to the Ohio Lottery Central Office.

The Ohio Lottery confirmed the investigation into the data breach is ongoing, and the state will take all measures to protect Ohioans with credit monitoring.