More From Greg “Fossilman” Raymer About Account Hacking

Mr Raymer might like to read this before deciding on his next password

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/privacy/password.mspx

Ed,

When I was doing network security — and when I was running a Casino IT department — we had issues with this very problem. Most of the “hackers” we dealt with were not out for monetary gain, merely out for “props”. In essence, vandals. They would “joy-ride” the accounts they accessed to modify pages, or send emails to their friends to prove they were “the man” etc… Many were were just blind-lucky to even get in to an account.

I play on VCPoker from the UK and my account got hacked by someone who was able to log into my account from South America and play and lose my money. I dont know how it was done. Obviously VCPoker will not refund my money. I have all the antivirus, firewall software supposedly protecting my computer!

Untill it is clear how this hacking is being done, my advice is dont leave a lot of money in your account.

If anyone know how to stay safe from hackers, please let us know.