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Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!

unknown_usernameunknown_username
edited January 2010 in Poker Chat
Is it going to be resolved ?
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    It is being broadcast on the news channels that there is a serious security flaw with Internet Explorer. Without boring you with the fine detail, it is a security flaw where bye Hackers from China are able to access your computer with a trojan and access your hard drive. This means that all transactions (including Sky, Google etc) are potentially at risk when accessed through IE. The advice is to use a different browser such as Firefox or Safari, Changing your passwords to financial institutions eg. Poker deposits, Internet banking etc. is advised once you are on a provider other than IE.

    This is not a problem with Sky. The problem is Microsoft IE. My advice is to swap from IE now.




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  • oynutteroynutter
    edited January 2010
    jeeezz--them floppin peeps!!---still, they got nearly half the people on the planet over there--- Its only fair they should have half the floppin cash as well----innit?
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited January 2010
    There's nout on Sky news or BBC news, you got any links ?
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    It's on the main News channels (501/503). Apparently the German PM has made a broadcast over there about it. 

    Apparently Microsoft are working around the clock to produce a patch but they don't expect it before Monday earliest.
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  • Fugly69Fugly69
    edited January 2010
    LOL on a lighter note ill stick with IE with a bit of luck they might spin my £5.46 up on sky  if they hack into mine, and accidently put funds into my bank account!
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  • oynutteroynutter
    edited January 2010
    I always try to keep my bank account right on the limit of my overdraught, just in case something like this happens, but when I told my bank manager this, he would'nt believe me--whats that all about eh?
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    LOL on a lighter note ill stick with IE with a bit of luck they might spin my £5.46 up on sky  if they hack into mine, and accidently put funds into my bank account!
    Posted by Fugly69

    No they don't want your Sky money. They access your hard drive and from that they can get into anything. Bank accounts, mortgage, credit cards etc etc. You are then a prime target for identity theft. Whatever you have available on credit cards they will take. Good luck when your credit card bill arrives next month. 

    Take it as a joke but it IS serious.

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  • Kiwini4uKiwini4u
    edited January 2010
    No wonder my bankroll is going down, and there I was thinking it was the fact my aces keep getting cracked lol
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  • SharksbiteSharksbite
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    I always try to keep my bank account right on the limit of my overdraught, just in case something like this happens, but when I told my bank manager this, he would'nt believe me--whats that all about eh?
    Posted by oynutter
    Lol, at oynutter and fugly, class comments, made my night:)
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited January 2010
    Looks like it's just IE6 but don't quote me.  IE8 should be ok from what I'm reading.

    Apparently the place that got hacked was Google.  Why the blazes do they use IE and not Chrome???
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  • Seagull158Seagull158
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    It is being broadcast on the news channels that there is a serious security flaw with Internet Explorer. Without boring you with the fine detail, it is a security flaw where bye Hackers from China are able to access your computer with a trojan and access your hard drive. This means that all transactions (including Sky, Google etc) are potentially at risk when accessed through IE. The advice is to use a different internet provider such as Firefox or Safari, Changing your passwords to financial institutions eg. Poker deposits, Internet banking etc. is advised once you are on a provider other than IE. This is not a problem with Sky. The problem is Microsoft IE. My advice is to swap from IE now.
    Posted by elsadog
    My experience is that Sky Poker runs better on Firefox than IE anyway. More efficient and less delay in loading tables, cards etc.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    Looks like it's just IE6 but don't quote me.  IE8 should be ok from what I'm reading. Apparently the place that got hacked was Google.  Why the blazes do they use IE and not Chrome???
    Posted by TommyD

    They mentioned IE8 by name earlier.

    I don't think google use IE, it's their customers who use IE that are targeted.

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  • rawhandrawhand
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    There's nout on Sky news or BBC news, you got any links ?
    Posted by Dudeskin8
    News here

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8460819.stm
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  • hogan2089hogan2089
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : My experience is that Sky Poker runs better on Firefox than IE anyway. More efficient and less delay in loading tables, cards etc.
    Posted by Seagull158

    my experience is  dont matter what you use , sky still runs and operates like  pigeon  mess...lol....

    didnt want everyone thinkin cos ive let the clique infiltrate my profile page ive gone over to the dark side completely ..lol
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited January 2010

    Terrible with technology, thanx for the warning...I have firefox so I changed straight away..

    Change my password as well???


    Hope this doesnt crash on me again! grrrr

    DOHH

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  • Kiwini4uKiwini4u
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : my experience is  dont matter what you use , sky still runs and operates like  pigeon  mess...lol.... didnt want everyone thinkin cos ive let the clique infiltrate my profile page ive gone over to the dark side completely ..lol
    Posted by hogan2089
    Well lets be honest, Sky must be doing SOMETHING right because players who have problems getting tables to load are still coming back to play day after day.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    Terrible with technology, thanx for the warning...I have firefox so I changed straight away.. Change my password as well??? Hope this doesnt crash on me again! grrrr DOHH
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Firefox is fine at the moment. Internet Explorer is the problem Dohhhhhhh
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  • hogan2089hogan2089
    edited January 2010
    ummm well if it is  google thats been hacked, then dont use firefoxes default search, cos its  google !
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  • hogan2089hogan2089
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : Well lets be honest, Sky must be doing SOMETHING right because players who have problems getting tables to load are still coming back to play day after day.
    Posted by Kiwini4u
    directs this person to the technical  forum, whereupon he can read all the posts about the technical issues on here
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    ummm well if it is  google thats been hacked, then dont use firefoxes default search, cos its  google !
    Posted by hogan2089

    Attacks on Google etc are commonplace, a daily occurrence. What's different here is that they can get into your pc via IE. It's not just Google though that has been named. They also named Adobe. 
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  • Kiwini4uKiwini4u
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : directs this person to the technical  forum, whereupon he can read all the posts about the technical issues on here
    Posted by hogan2089
    Been there lol, actually I have contributed to them, but my point is those players STILL want to play here, they could easily go to another site but they don't, so they must like something about the site.
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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : Attacks on Google etc are commonplace, a daily occurrence. What's different here is that they can get into your pc via IE. It's not just Google though that has been named. They also named Adobe. 
    Posted by elsadog
    does it make any difference if you change your passwords ,

    wont they still see the new ones  ?
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : does it make any difference if you change your passwords , wont they still see the new ones  ?
    Posted by IRISHROVER

    Change passwords AFTER you switch from IE

    If you already have the trojan .............. YOU'RE DOOOOOOOMED  Get your security programme to perform a full scan.



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  • oynutteroynutter
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : Been there lol, actually I have contributed to them, but my point is those players STILL want to play here, they could easily go to another site but they don't, so they must like something about the site.
    Posted by Kiwini4u
    they might very well still want to play here, trouble is, a lot of them can't !!----innit
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  • TRIP5TRIP5
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    It is being broadcast on the news channels that there is a serious security flaw with Internet Explorer. Without boring you with the fine detail, it is a security flaw where bye Hackers from China are able to access your computer with a trojan and access your hard drive. This means that all transactions (including Sky, Google etc) are potentially at risk when accessed through IE. The advice is to use a different internet provider such as Firefox or Safari, Changing your passwords to financial institutions eg. Poker deposits, Internet banking etc. is advised once you are on a provider other than IE. This is not a problem with Sky. The problem is Microsoft IE. My advice is to swap from IE now.
    Posted by elsadog
    Cheers hun, I use Firefox but it's nice to know that you keep an eye on things like for us

    x
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  • Kiwini4uKiwini4u
    edited January 2010
    Copied from the telegraph website:-

    What is the problem?

    Hackers are exploiting a security loophole in Internet Explorer to steal computer users' personal information when they visit certain websites.

    Who is at risk?

    Potentially everyone who uses Internet Explorer to look at look at pages on the web – which amounts to 75 per cent of people online. It's the standard browser that comes installed with Windows on most PCs, and Microsoft says that all recent versions of the software are vulnerable.

    What sites are infected?

    Experts believe 10,000 websites, most of them based in China, have been corrupted by the hackers and that figure is growing. Some are pornographic, but others such are trusted sites whose owners may not know they have been compromised. An online sports shop and a Taiwanese search engine are among the "legitimate" sites to have been infected.

    What can I do?

    It's always advisable to install up to date anti-virus software, and make sure the firewall - your computer's inbuilt electronic shield - is turned on. Microsoft says it will release a cure for the problem, known as a patch, when one is available.

    Should I switch to a new browser?

    Alternative browsers such as Firefox and Google Chrome can be downloaded for free, and many web users find them superior to Internet Explorer. Switching browsers would guarantee protection against this security problem, although no browser is immune to viruses.

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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : Cheers hun, I use Firefox but it's nice to know that you keep an eye on things like for us x
    Posted by TRIP5

    I'm only passing on what was on the news. The German government thought it important enough to ''address the nation'' so I take it seriously. Gordon Brown might decide to do the same on Monday after his lunch.

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  • hogan2089hogan2089
    edited January 2010
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT!:
    In Response to Re: Internet Security......... IMPORTANT! : they might very well still want to play here, trouble is, a lot of them can't !!----innit
    Posted by oynutter
    +1......alas i fear the point is lost though
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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER
    edited January 2010
    after reading up on it,

    on the internet,

    it seems the gmail accounts were hacked,

    they sent a spyware trojan through an attached email,

    but seems just a few dozen activists in china were the targets.



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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER
    edited January 2010
    maybe the activists in skypoker are next ,

    hogannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn !

    you in on this lol ?
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