PC and Internet security for poker players

Lafortezza · 08-01-2007 4:06pm #1

I've been reading 2+2 for alot of today and there's been a huge increase in people's poker account getting hacked and their security and passwords being compromised.
I realise that there aren't many players here that play higher than 5/10NL, but this is applicable for everyone if you use online banking/neteller/your credit card on amazon etc etc.

2+2 Link to an excellent thread about securing your PC against threats.

It wouldn't be a total disaster for me personally if I had my poker accounts hacked since I keep poker $$ very seperate from real life $$. Then again, my neteller account is linked to my CC, and I use online banking quite alot.

Better safe than sorry.

Hawk Eye · 08-01-2007 4:23pm

Stars and full tilt stupidly have your screen name as your a/c name, so passwords get cracked every day. I'm sure if all of us on the poker forum tried hard enough we could guess Phil Iveys password:)

JoeyJJ · 08-01-2007 4:26pm

Very good, I have that router in a box next to me ready to install once I get home, must be faith or something.

pok3rplaya · 08-01-2007 5:03pm

Thanks for this link.

PC and Internet security for poker players

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