Some DraftKings' Customers Recover Funds In Wake Of Breach

One day after reports surfaced that DraftKings'customers lost thousands of dollars in an apparent third-party breach over the weekend, the prominent sports betting operator made efforts Tuesday to contain the fallout.

DraftKings confirmed Monday that numerous bettors had aspects of their customer accounts compromised by irregular activity on third-party sites on the internet. The online hacks led to the unauthorized withdrawal of thousands of dollars in customer funds over a short period.

While DraftKings believes that hackers gained access to some customers’ log-in information, the company maintains that only about $300,000 of customer funds were affected. Moreover, DraftKings has seen no evidence that the company’s systems were breached to obtain the information, said Paul Liberman, who serves as president for global technology and product at DraftKings.