Security tips for avoiding account hackers

[Lee Jones]

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How many are from someone actually stealing a person's computer and logging in?

Now count how many were hacked from keyloggers, etc.

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Actually, the keyloggers are a recent addition to the bad guys' arsenal. By far the most frequent problems we deal with are:

1. Player sets his account to "remember password" and roommate, housemate, friend-of-housemate, etc. sits down and drains his account one way or another.

2. Player gives his userid & password to friend/housemate/girl-he's-interested-in, it gets used or passed on from there and player gets his accout drained.

While the keylogger hack is interesting and "sexy", the mundane ways people lose their money are much more common.

Best regards,
Lee Jones

PokerStars Poker Room Manager