GaF Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged October 24, 2007 Interim Statement Absolute Poker (AP) today issued the following statement concerning the recent security breach in its system: “Recently, AP was the victim of a breach of security in which a high-ranking consultant to the site devised a sophisticated scheme to manipulate internal systems and access third-party computers and accounts to view the hole cards of other customers during play and without their knowledge, resulting in unfair play. AP deeply regrets that this incident occurred and is committed to taking whatever steps are necessary to ensure the highest levels of security, privacy, trust and integrity throughout its entire system. “Upon learning of the incident, AP immediately contacted Gaming Associates, an independent worldwide expert in audits, interactive gaming tests and information security, to undertake an internal investigation. Immediately thereafter, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), AP’s governing licensing authority, opened its own inquiry into the scheme. These investigations are active and on-going. AP is cooperating fully with the KGC investigation. “The Company’s internal investigation is ongoing, and its preliminary findings are subject to the final audit findings. Thus far, the Company’s preliminary findings are as follows: 1. The perpetrator of the scheme was immediately terminated upon discovery and the case was turned over to the KGC. 2. AP has fully corrected the problem that allowed its system to be unfairly manipulated and is working to enhance its existing safeguards. 3. Since the initiation of the internal investigation, the databases have been locked down to ensure the integrity of the auditors’ inquiry. 4. The scope of the audit will not be limited to a certain time period. 5. The suspected period of time of the security breach has been identified. This period is recent and confined to a relatively brief period. The actual dates will be publicly released upon confirmation by the third party auditor. 6. A thorough review of the game play has begun to identify all of the adversely affected players. 7. AP is committed to refunding 100% of the losses incurred by its affected customers. AP has begun the process of reimbursing its customers, and will continue to do so as quickly as possible until all customers are refunded in full. 8. Even after completion of this audit, AP intends to continue working with third party auditors and security firms to ensure that the highest level of game integrity is upheld. 9. AP is instituting strict guidelines to restrict its employees, consultants and contractors and members of their households from playing for money on its sites. “These preliminary findings remain subject to its final audit. AP expects its internal inquiry to last for at least several weeks, and it will continue to cooperate with the KGC’s investigation and to work with Gaming Associates until these outstanding investigations and inquiries are complete. AP will continue to issue interim statements related to its internal investigation as appropriate.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged “Upon learning of the incident, AP immediately contacted Gaming Associates, an independent worldwide expert in audits, interactive gaming tests and information security, to undertake an internal investigation. Makes me laugh - it took them weeks to acknowledge the problems - even in the face of everwhelming evidence they were saying that there was no problem, that it was "impossible" for this to happen etc..... yet they claim "immediate" action!! They appear to have only taken any action at all when their hand was completely forced and they clearly couldn't get away with denying everything anymore..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColU_FC Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged When I was at work we used to call this 'rewriting history'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged This seems quite a significant statement - by "adanthar" - a mod on 2+2 and someone who has been central to exposing Absolute from the start... Quote: No mention of them having contacted the police, in any country. Think about that. I don't think AJ Green blackmailing AP is a secret by now so I'm just gonna come out and say it: AJ Green blackmailed AP. duh. Quote: Quote: Quote: No mention of them having contacted the police, in any country. Think about that. I don't think AJ Green blackmailing AP is a secret by now so I'm just gonna come out and say it: AJ Green blackmailed AP. duh. if the secret has come out, then why aren't they going after him now? If true, wouldn't that be the fastest way for them to regain their credibility? please explain how going after him now would stop him telling the DOJ what he knows any better than a week ago Quote: AJ had something on Absolute that they were willing to pay for rather than go to the police.... please don't say "cheating" because then I'm going to have to laugh and probably ban you for idiocy hint: most of these people are US citizens running a poker site So if I'm reading that right - AJ Green will expose the owenership hierarchy of Absolute Poker, who are American citizens and will be arrested if Absolute take any action or testify against him? It seems pretty much accepted now on 2+2 that AJ Green and Scott Tom, Founders and Part-Owners of Absolute, were behind the cheating, and responsable for the cover up which followed immediately afterwards - now they still have their hold over absolute with the threat of blackmail? :unsure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged Just discovered pokersitescout - stunned to see that their traffic is not only holding up, but growing!!!! I suppose the period here also includes a Summer to Winter effect in the northern hemisphere, but even so..... Site History Date/Time (PT) Peak Players Jul 27 @ 7:31 PM 1879 Jul 28 @ 7:34 PM 1736 Jul 29 @ 8:01 PM 1984 Jul 30 @ 7:44 PM 1957 Jul 31 @ 6:52 PM 1828 Aug 1 @ 7:44 PM 2096 Aug 2 @ 7:49 PM 2353 Aug 3 @ 7:50 PM 2174 Aug 4 @ 8:52 PM 2052 Aug 5 @ 7:26 PM 2244 Aug 6 @ 8:54 PM 2017 Aug 7 @ 7:55 PM 2024 Aug 8 @ 8:31 PM 1934 Aug 9 @ 7:47 PM 2025 Aug 10 @ 8:41 PM 1858 Aug 11 @ 8:27 PM 1712 Aug 12 @ 6:44 PM 1901 Aug 13 @ 8:11 PM 2170 Aug 14 @ 7:23 PM 2071 Aug 15 @ 8:04 PM 2002 Aug 16 @ 7:53 PM 2141 Aug 17 @ 8:05 PM 2141 Aug 18 @ 8:03 PM 1860 Aug 19 @ 6:54 PM 2175 Aug 20 @ 7:27 PM 2138 Aug 21 @ 7:47 PM 2291 Aug 22 @ 7:40 PM 2256 Aug 23 @ 7:19 PM 2507 Aug 24 @ 7:54 PM 2375 Aug 25 @ 6:59 PM 2144 Aug 26 @ 7:27 PM 2543 Aug 27 @ 7:52 PM 3104 Aug 29 @ 7:26 PM 2227 Aug 30 @ 8:31 PM 1989 Aug 31 @ 9:50 PM 2129 Sep 1 @ 6:54 PM 1797 Sep 2 @ 8:00 PM 1924 Sep 3 @ 7:16 PM 2202 Sep 4 @ 7:44 PM 2158 Sep 5 @ 7:09 PM 2174 Sep 6 @ 7:58 PM 2032 Sep 7 @ 7:34 PM 2028 Sep 8 @ 8:10 PM 1852 Sep 9 @ 7:49 PM 2052 Sep 10 @ 7:49 PM 2226 Sep 11 @ 7:53 PM 2507 Sep 12 @ 7:27 PM 2629 Sep 13 @ 6:58 PM 2678 Sep 14 @ 8:09 PM 2296 Sep 15 @ 8:40 PM 2059 Sep 16 @ 7:49 PM 2257 Sep 17 @ 8:32 PM 2430 Sep 18 @ 9:00 PM 2269 Sep 19 @ 7:00 PM 2523 Sep 20 @ 7:13 PM 2462 Sep 21 @ 8:13 PM 2227 Sep 22 @ 7:08 PM 1902 Sep 23 @ 6:58 PM 2096 Sep 24 @ 7:53 PM 2311 Sep 25 @ 8:05 PM 2453 Sep 26 @ 7:41 PM 2422 Sep 27 @ 7:45 PM 2420 Sep 28 @ 7:05 PM 2345 Sep 29 @ 6:31 PM 2120 Sep 30 @ 7:40 PM 2414 Oct 1 @ 7:27 PM 2341 Oct 2 @ 7:32 PM 2504 Oct 3 @ 8:06 PM 2301 Oct 4 @ 7:48 PM 2622 Oct 5 @ 7:23 PM 2301 Oct 6 @ 8:31 PM 2200 Oct 7 @ 7:31 PM 2447 Oct 8 @ 7:54 PM 2417 Oct 9 @ 7:45 PM 2619 Oct 10 @ 7:51 PM 2795 Oct 11 @ 7:50 PM 2613 Oct 12 @ 7:14 PM 2479 Oct 13 @ 8:09 PM 2163 Oct 14 @ 7:39 PM 2352 Oct 15 @ 8:02 PM 2611 Oct 16 @ 6:49 PM 2593 Oct 17 @ 7:56 PM 2411 Oct 18 @ 7:49 PM 2461 Oct 19 @ 7:20 PM 2310 Oct 20 @ 8:20 PM 1928 Oct 21 @ 7:50 PM 2190 Oct 22 @ 7:43 PM 2490 Oct 23 @ 7:57 PM 2450 Oct 24 @ 6:50 PM 2394 Oct 25 @ 6:53 PM 2345 Oct 26 @ 8:00 PM 2355 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged Just reading the report into this on 2+2 - http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=101547 Couple of things standing out.... Those involved have been identified, but not named - what is to stop them setting up their own poker rooms again in the future? (and being more careful next time around?) Absolute deliberately deleted logs and records in an attempt to block the investigation :loon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged . Quote: (JANUARY 11, 2008) — Absolute Poker (AP) issued the following statement today in response to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission’s (KGC) release of its report “In the Matter of Absolute Poker Investigation Regarding Complaints of Cheating.” “When Absolute Poker notified the KGC of the security breach in our system, we had every expectation that the Commission would undertake a comprehensive and fair investigation. After reviewing the published report, we recognize the completeness and accuracy of the KGC conclusions, and we accept without reservation the KGC’s findings and sanctions. Most importantly, we are pleased, after these many months, that Absolute Poker can finally put behind it a most distressing and regrettable experience for the Company, its employees, and its customers. “The KGC points out that ‘AP has taken the appropriate actions to address the vulnerability in its systems…and to prevent its systems from being compromised again…’ AP has appointed a team of both internal and external members to improve controls and install safeguards, and accepts the audit findings as an opportunity to improve our internal practices and guarantee the safest playing environment in the industry. “We are pleased that the KGC’s findings of fact point out that ‘there is no evidence to indicate that the impugned activities were initiated or sanctioned by AP…or were intended to benefit AP, as a corporate entity.’ The report also states that ‘AP made expeditious efforts to appropriately reimburse all players…with interest’ who were affected by the cheating. “The Company also regrets the inadvertent deletion of certain gaming logs and records during the course of the investigation, although AP is relieved that these deletions did not, according to the KGC, ‘prevent the Commission from obtaining sufficient information…’ “Having experienced first-hand the devastating impact of a security breach, we fully appreciate the importance of trust and security for AP itself and the broader industry. A secure site goes to the heart of player confidence, and we are more committed than ever to ensuring that confidence. To that end, we have taken it upon ourselves to convene on January 18, 2008 the first of a series of ‘poker security summits’. AP will invite respected and independent members of the poker community to focus on innovative and cutting-edge ways to further improve AP’s security and enhance its transparency. “As AP has repeatedly stated in the past, we regret the damage done to our players and to our own reputation by this incident. We acknowledge that the Company did not act with sufficient speed to uncover the fraud; however, once we were convinced of the veracity of the allegations, we moved quickly to inform the KGC and to reimburse affected players. While AP is paying a severe penalty for the fraud perpetrated upon the Company and its customers, we are gratified that we can now close the book on this sordid affair and return our full focus to providing the safest, most secure, and most eenjoyable poker playing experience in the industry.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoman Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged OT: Hmmm. They've hired Liv Boeree in the vain hope of cracking the UK market. She's more of a looker than Serinda Swan imo but I wish a more reputable poker company hired Liv instead. http://www.absolutepoker.com/livboeree/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: Absolute Poker Rigged Has a first class degree in physics with astrophysics Wow :loon As you say, a real shame she isn't with someone I could never trust again :sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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