Possible Network attack/Cheating at Merge - Page 2 - Poker News

Thank you OP for making this. Yes, the last couple weeks have seen DDOS attacks on many major sites. Even so, merge has consistently experienced some of the worst problems of all the sites.

1) Bitcoin fraud scheme where someone hacked the site notifications to get ppl to deposit at a bitcoin address
2) DDOS attack during the 215 Big Ticket and 530 Main event final tables...players affected potentially lost thousands if not tens of thousands.
3) Players inexplicably logging into other players accounts through a bug in the software.
3) Blatant DDOS attacks to help an individual player on the site by disconnecting his opponent mid-hand.

Merge, get your **** together. Yes, other sites are experiencing the similar things, but you are obviously the weakest link.

Insane!!! The Bitcoin hack is very creative. I suppose they tried this on Stars but weren't successful.

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12-07-2014 , 09:51 PM

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Banned4lyfe

Sup-Bah? Pop-Bah Pooh-Bear Permanently Pooh-Bah Billy Walters Jr

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 13,932

The suspect actually started a thread complaining about being banned by stars two months ago.

Edit: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...funds-1479005/

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12-07-2014 , 09:57 PM

#29

young_bluffkin

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Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 297

Hes still in the $215 125k with 90 players left...I thought they kicked him but he still playing, l4ss3m4jj4n

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12-07-2014 , 10:04 PM

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FoldzNever

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Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 290

Now all tables can be opened but when I try to open his table it DCs..... Cant believe he is still playing

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12-07-2014 , 10:33 PM

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FoldzNever

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Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 290

They shut down all running tournaments and issued equity splits... damn

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12-07-2014 , 10:44 PM

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BillyPhelan

grinder

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 630

They're no open games on Carbon.This is an idiotic scheme on so many levels.Kudos to the PLAYERS who rooted this out.

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12-07-2014 , 10:58 PM

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TopPairNine

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 303

Just unreal.

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12-07-2014 , 11:01 PM

#34

MMD

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,553

Incredible :/

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12-07-2014 , 11:19 PM

#35

Max Cut

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(more popcorn)

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12-07-2014 , 11:25 PM

#36

Bageled

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Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 663

Great catch 2+2. This was impressive !

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12-07-2014 , 11:30 PM

#37

jrod

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Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 275

Wow. I'm glad Carbon seems to have done something, we all think they should have done something sooner.

Sucks that some of us have to rely on less than trustworthy/secure sites for good games. I just wonder if this guy used more than one screen name.

Come on Merge, there are plenty of very smart computer savvy poker players here who would be more than happy to help beef up security.

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12-07-2014 , 11:33 PM

#38

motherknowsbest

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Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 444

so sick.

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12-07-2014 , 11:39 PM

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SantaCruz

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Originally Posted by Max Cut

(more popcorn)

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12-08-2014 , 12:57 AM

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Banned4lyfe

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Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 13,932

WPN doesn't have this problem and the OSS series is currently running.
One mirrion guarantee on the 14th bty

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12-08-2014 , 01:03 AM

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Wilbury Twist

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Wow.

I'd like to reference a post from the linked thread:

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Originally Posted by burnJa

If this possible for 1 person to do with virtual machines, a bot network, or whatever(I dont know anything about computers), then thats pretty unsettling for anyone who grinds on any site other than Pokerstars.

This implies that such a thing can't happen on PokerStars. Is this true?

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12-08-2014 , 02:13 AM

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Banned4lyfe

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Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 13,932

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Originally Posted by Wilbury Twist

Wow.

I'd like to reference a post from the linked thread:

This implies that such a thing can't happen on PokerStars. Is this true?

It kind of happened already just not site wide.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...funds-1479005/

This is the guy who's being blamed for today.^

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12-08-2014 , 03:10 AM

#43

scroosko

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Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,176

tip my hat to this guy. hope he gets to cash out the $ he made from this legendary feat

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12-08-2014 , 04:45 AM

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norway20188888

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Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 424

is this linked in any ways to ipoker/party ddos attacks?

could be the same scheme, just that the guy hasnt been caught on the other network.

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12-08-2014 , 05:01 AM

#45

Omaha4life

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 153

It could very well be unrelated, but ive had this happen so much on ftp the latest month. I ping any other site on the internet ok every time. Anyone else?

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12-08-2014 , 05:14 AM

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GMLAW

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Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,642

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Originally Posted by gabbkk

is this linked in any ways to ipoker/party ddos attacks?

could be the same scheme, just that the guy hasnt been caught on the other network.

If I remember correctly the same suspect played on Party also, and someone in his 'Pokerstars confiscated all my funds' thread mentions he got DC'ed several times when playing against him on Party.

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12-08-2014 , 05:40 AM

#47

kratos

adept

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 753

Unless you have 500Gbps+ capacity to the Internet you are going get knocked out at will these days. I guess only Pokerstars has that because surely they have been trying to knocked them offline. Shady operators can hire these services to attack other sites

Only other choice is to use service like Prolexic to filter attack traffic but it might still take a while before they can block a attack that size after they detect it

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12-08-2014 , 05:47 AM

#48

comesandgoes

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 809

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Originally Posted by Banned4lyfe

WPN doesn't have this problem and the OSS series is currently running.
One mirrion guarantee on the 14th bty

WPN had a terrible issue today that made MTTs unplayable in for rougly 90 minutes today. First time in over two years that I can remember.

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12-08-2014 , 06:36 AM

#49

sqwerty12

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Justin Archuleta?

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12-08-2014 , 07:01 AM

#50

7a.m.@hu

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Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 287

Why is the only video on youtube a live?

Well, i hope the youtube account,(witch is probably from sweden too as you can see in his videos) is not making a list of all gmail accounts visiting the fakevideo

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