According to Gambling911, the hacker who hijacked PokerHost.com’s website earlier today might be an (former) employee. Sources close to PokerHost.com confirmed this afternoon with Gambling911.com that employees with password access to the domain name had hijacked the PokerHost.com website, adding the ominous message. Gambling911 also notes that PokerHost.com’s General Manager was terminated just a few …
After a little sleuthing (e.g., Google searches, etc) it appears that the earlier story about the F.B.I. takeover of PokerHost.com is a hoax. Well, not really a hoax so much as not being accurate. At Poker Room Review, the following warning was posted: PokerHost.com was hacked this morning and if you go to their website, …
Click on the photo for a larger view I haven’t figured out what the dealio is here but it appears that PokerHost.com has been taken over by the F.B.I. I’ve never played there before so I can’t vouch for them but Google cache and The Way Back Machine both indicate that PokerHost.com website has been …
Ran across this while reading a story on Times Online. In full context:
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