DDoS attack on poker platform blows up tournaments
The well-known PokerStars platform was already the victim of a DDoS attack at the end of September. The disruption was so massive that close competitions had to be canceled and ongoing tournaments had to be terminated. No one knows why the attack took place - maybe someone lost too much? PokerStars has since deleted the information page on the DDoS attack. Maybe it wasn't considered good publicity. On the deleted page, PokerStars confirmed that DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks had caused "temporary website downtime." This was followed by the cancellation of dozens of tournaments, including all six WCOOP Main Events. DDoS attack: frustration...