Pokerkeep

I have to say I'm shocked that there isn't more talk about this...

For anyone who cares here is a link to a 2+2 thread where Lee Jones addresses the issue, which is not reassuring!!! <--- I really stress this but things will obviously be sorted now that this is all out in the public.

Official CakePoker Feedback Thread - Page 397 - Internet Poker - Online Poker Forum

Lee told people there was only a slight chance of them being hacked, but that is all it takes... PTR could have wiped player account's if they wanted to and the fact that he asked their tech/security team in May about how secure things were, this shows just how much they know...

(Obviously Lee wasn't to know about this but if I ran a poker site and my team told me everything was secure and a few months later there was this incident they would all be sacked and I'd be hiring a much better team)

Terrible, after they watched it happen to Cereus too - Lee Jones must be tearing his hair out, erm, no, wait a sec....

Thanks for posting this Terry!! Just wow!

Just wanted to post a follow up to this...

I received an email from Cake today, I guess they're not happy with the coverage I'm giving this, anyway, they fed me the expected line of crap. Here's a copy:
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Hey Terry,

I saw your recent coverage of the Cake Poker security issue and I wanted to make sure that you had the statement from our poker room manager Lee Jones:



Hi folks -
Here's a status update on the security vulnerability in the Cake Poker software which was reported yesterday. Our development team replicated the described scenario and confirmed that a vulnerability exists which can be addressed to strengthen the security of the Cake Poker software. We take this very seriously and have mobilized a team of senior engineers to address the problem. In short, we are adding an SSL layer to secure all communication between our servers and the client software. We've got everybody who can possibly help on this and will get the development and testing jobs completed as soon as humanly possible.

In the meantime, if you wish to play on Cake Poker (or the Cake Network), we encourage you to follow good security practices:

* Make sure that your computer is secure. Run anti-virus and spyware detection software, don't share your computer's password with anybody else, etc.
* In terms of network security, the most secure thing you can do is play on a wired network. Plugging your computer into a router or modem with an Ethernet cable is the best defense against your packets being sniffed.
* If you are on a wireless home, dorm, or other network that is WPA2 protected, that's your next most secure solution.
* We encourage you not to play on a wireless network which is not password protected. For instance, if the coffee shop around the corner just plugged a wireless router into their cable connection and announced "Free WiFi", you shouldn't be playing on the Cake Network there. It's worth noting, in fact, that you shouldn't be doing anything of financial importance over an unprotected wireless network (poker, banking, etc).

Ultimately, it comes down to a question of degree. No system is 100% secure and each person must weigh the relative convenience of access (e.g. free WiFi at a coffee shop) against the potential security risks.

For our part, we are totally committed to closing this hole in our server-client communication security and it will be our top priority until it's done. We will update you as soon as there is more to say.

Thank you, as always, for your patience and understanding.

Best regards,
Lee Jones

Cake Poker Cardroom Manager







Susan

Publicist

Does anyone have a good article on this I can link to?

Tell "Susan" to publicize their faulty affiliate links and to stop stealing players.