Several reports give the impression that SOFTSWISS-backed affiliate management platform, Affilka was hacked. Affiliate partners grabbed to the Affiliate Guard Dog forum to express alarm after it give the impression that more than a few of them partnering with Affilka were hacked. What was firstly on track as one partner expressing concern soon turned into a forum-wide conversation; with several partners reporting the similar problem.
On the forum – Affilka Hacked -the first comment puts it: “Seems like someone has hacked Affilka. Several affiliates have had their Affilka accounts hacked with someone adding CoinsPaid etc. in their wallets.”
Affilka is a newcomer among other B2B affiliate management platforms designed for the iGaming sphere. Affilika launched its product in 2018 with just 1 casino brand and by now we have increased our client base to over 200 iGaming websites. In its early days, the affiliate platform was an integral part of the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform. Affilka’s portfolio of clients extends to over 200 online casinos and sportsbook brands.
In addition, affiliates were notified of hackers using cryptocurrency withdrawals to commandeer unsuspicious affiliate account holders to gain access to their balances which are kept in crypto coins.
The website which provides insight, content, and commentary to the community, affiverse reports: giving to the ongoing discussion, it looks Afflika supported affiliate programs have been affected, with various partners reporting an unfounded addition of random CoinsPaid addresses.
Up till now, Affilka itself has yet to statement on the suspected hack, though, members of the Affiliate Guard Dog forum expressing concern said that N1, Affilka’s umbrella company, were very fast to act and helpful. It was mentioned that a mass email was executed encouraging users to take up two-factor authentication. The email said:
“We would like to bring an important topic to the table about your account security. We highly recommend starting using two-factor authentication – for security purposes. This option should be available in your account, and you can set it up in just two minutes.”
Moreover, a new member (User id: Yezz) in the forum said:
Nightrush and AffiliateRush refuse to take any responsibility whatsoever. They allowed the hacker to add a new payment method without my authorization, they take no responsibility for Afflika being hacked and puts the blame on the affiliate for not having activated 2FA, which is just bs. Why didn’t they make 2FA activation a requirement if Afflika is so shit. How do we know the platform won’t be hacked even with 2FA activated. I am pretty sure they would have put the blame on the affiliate either way. These scumbags want to take the easy way out and it pisses me off. I don’t care about the money, I care about how these clowns handle situations like this and how much I can trust the program to do the right thing.
I am not working with such unprofessional programs or affiliate managers again. They are blacklisted. What a bunch of absolute clowns.
Affilka Hacked – Yezz – Leylaj Magazine
Taking this action is essential to keep account access more secure. Two-factor authentication options safeguard that your data is protected with an extra layer for when hackers try to get access to your accounts and is significant for partners to set up when using platforms that access personal data.
Programs operating on the Affilka platform should contact their representatives directly and certify their partners are also notified of actions that should be taken. Swift communication and resolutions have been seen when it comes to this event as the forum continues to update on the topic.
