Officials said people visiting the site should not click on any pop-up messages. Lottery officials announced this cyber attack around 9:30 a.m., though it is unclear when the attack first began.
The attack happened on what is typically a busy day for lottery sales, with the Mega Millions drawing taking place late Friday night.
Lottery officials said they have temporarily taken the website offline in an abundance of caution as they work through the security issues. They said they will restore the site in the late hours Friday night.
Officials said they are investigating and working to remove the problem as quickly as possible so they can get the website back up and running properly.
Officials are asking for patience from the public as they work to resolve the issue. Officials said they notified web players of this situation. It’s not known if any personal information was compromised in this attack.
