Greg “Fosilman” Raymer’s account with Texas Holdem poker stars chopped; deposits saved!

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An enterprising, but not too clever hacker Texas Holdem poker on Sunday had to learn his lesson: The account a world-famous Texas Holdem poker player certainly has the money to offer her a lot, but if the account rumspielt will very quickly be discovered.
The 2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer was the victim of a hacker, what Raymers Texas Holdem poker stars account using a brute force attack and was attacked on Sunday was successful and gained access to the account. Then he opened some Sit’n’go tables with high buy-in and started operations in order to realise a player with the screen name “Ikeyrson to lose, but he certainly was not aware that
Raymer of the game usually always observed by dozens of players.

Of course, some of the observers noticed the bizarre chip-dumping, wondering about this very strange behavior and to notify the security department of Texas Holdem poker stars. The Security Department took immediate contact with Raymer and informed him about the operations. Raymer, who on that day actually some promotional Texas Holdem poker tournaments at Stars gepielt was just with some golf exercises employed when he by different bodies informed about the incidents. Among other things, he received calls from his wife and his father, which is already covered by Texas Holdem poker Stars of the incidents were informed.

Due to the audience very effective performance by the hackers, Texas Holdem poker stars, it was possible the account of the player “Ikeyrson” freeze and the money in the account of Raymer back to transfer (but only after this account to re absicherte and a new, not so easy “Hack” bares had password). The hacker was not succeeded in the amount to the account of a third player to transfer if he succeeded would have this circumstance to significant problems in the repatriation of money on the account of Raymer may lead .

On questions in a popular Texas Holdem poker forum, Raymer has admitted that he had no great trouble in the selection of the password and he had probably had chosen a password, which is relatively easy to crack. He also said that Texas Holdem poker stars because of European laws relating to privacy on the Internet was not able to pay him the name of the person responsible know what does not mean that the hacker Texas Holdem poker Stars no other channels to account. One of the Forum members asked why the hacker because the money rather than directly to another account would be transferred, although in this case a direct theft would have been had this approach in any case prevents the chip-dumping by curious spectators had been observed and thus requires the whole action ultimately fails.

It may be that this incident leads that Texas Holdem poker stars to start thinking about enhanced security measures in relation to the notification, and will ensure that brute-force attacks spying for the login passwords will no longer be possible. If these changes in the security arrangements in the coming period should be implemented, we can be sure that this hacker reef the trigger for war. Thus would the hacker reef at least ensured that the security arrangements at Texas Holdem poker Stars were improved, which is considered positive for all players at this online Texas Holdem poker room can be.