As you may have noticed, the forum was offline for a period. We identified a security incident to Sportsbook Review Forum and took the site offline as a containment step while we investigated.
We wanted to make sure the system and site were restored and secured before bringing things back online and you will see that we are requiring all forum users to reset their password as a precautionary step.
If you have any questions, our moderators are around and happy to help where they can.
All I can say right now is that the password was random and 100% un-guessable. I will share the password with the forum soon.
What other websites did you use the password on?
We can pick up with this via email if you like.
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Bill Dozer
www.twitter.com/BillDozer
07-12-05
10894
#142
Originally posted by Marauders
At the time of the account being compromised, I do use the same password at one other sportsbook (have about 10 active sportsbook in total) and at one bank. I have two other accounts that uses a variant of the password at BP. None of the other sportsbook that I use the same pw or variants of, have any problem with accounts being hacked into.
Sorry, I am not very comfortable with giving my pw on a open forum. If you do want to know, I can send it privately to you.
No, we don't want your password to be public if you are still using it.
What is the second sportsbook (change that PW first)?
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KGambler
SBR MVP
07-09-09
2404
#143
Originally posted by Bill Dozer
What other websites did you use the password on?
We can pick up with this via email if you like.
BetJamaica
WSEX
Bodog
Olympic
Sportsbook
Full Tilt Poker
my bank
my credit card
my brokerage
my gmail account
I have since changed all of my passwords.
I have never had any "hacking" incidents in any other account.
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Marauders
SBR MVP
07-23-09
1072
#144
Originally posted by Bill Dozer
No, we don't want your password to be public if you are still using it.
What is the second sportsbook (change that PW first)?
The other sportsbook that uses the same password is Betjamaica. I have since changed the password at BJ and my bank after the BP account have been compromised. Even though it's not in use anymore, I just wasn't comfortable with giving out my password to the forum. I have no problem with (and actually already did) giving out the password in an email to Lou after he requested answers to the questions you listed.
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KGambler
SBR MVP
07-09-09
2404
#145
Bill,
Besides me and Marauders, there are at least two other SBR posters this has happened to. One is "chantech". He had his own thread about someone playing in the casino on his account. He got all of the lost money refunded the very same day! I don't know why that happened for him.
The other one is pjesnick24. He started the BP casino hack thread. Did he ever submit an SBR complaint? I have PMed him asking him to submit a complaint, and to join the discussion.
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KGambler
SBR MVP
07-09-09
2404
#146
Originally posted by KGambler
Bill,
Besides me and Marauders, there are at least two other SBR posters this has happened to. One is "chantech". He had his own thread about someone playing in the casino on his account. He got all of the lost money refunded the very same day! I don't know why that happened for him.
The other one is pjesnick24. He started the BP casino hack thread. Did he ever submit an SBR complaint? I have PMed him asking him to submit a complaint, and to join the discussion.
I have exchanged PMs with pjesnick24. He was eventually given a full refund by BetPhoenix.
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Chuck Sims
SBR MVP
12-29-05
3072
#147
Thanks for the updates on Bet Phoenix's serious security issues.
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storm70
SBR Hustler
08-15-08
69
#148
So many account get hack,yet BP security issue still not solve.Who dare to take the risk
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Hareeba!
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
07-01-06
34300
#149
For God's sake NEVER use the same password anywhere else
Absolute unique passwords for every account you have with bookies, banks, financial institutions, forums, chat sites. etc etc etc
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the2112
SBR Rookie
03-31-10
9
#150
see below
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the2112
SBR Rookie
03-31-10
9
#151
[COLOR=#000000 !important]its very easy to do - the hacker backs a high odds event and lay off at the betting exchange . thats how you take out the money fairly easy anyone could clean out his account like this. there are even more sophisticated versions of this.[/COLOR]
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KGambler
SBR MVP
07-09-09
2404
#152
I have not heard anything on any front. I contacted BP today and they said they have nothing new to tell me.
I am going to request that they provide me with their logs which show my log ins and the corresponding IP addresses.
I'd like to thank all of the posters who have supported me. When a book straight steals a players money like this, only pressure from customers/potential customers can ever rectify the situation.
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BET THE HOOK
SBR MVP
02-16-09
1947
#153
I will never play there again
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tltaylor89
SBR Posting Legend
06-19-09
19610
#154
Looks like a Downgrade is on order.
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Santo
SBR MVP
09-08-05
2957
#155
Originally posted by the2112
[COLOR=#000000 !important]its very easy to do - the hacker backs a high odds event and lay off at the betting exchange . thats how you take out the money fairly easy anyone could clean out his account like this. there are even more sophisticated versions of this.[/COLOR]
Nonsense. Given they could never collect from the Phoenix account, this is just the same as placing the bets on favorites at exchanges.
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Bill Dozer
www.twitter.com/BillDozer
07-12-05
10894
#156
Originally posted by KGambler
I have not heard anything on any front. I contacted BP today and they said they have nothing new to tell me.
I am going to request that they provide me with their logs which show my log ins and the corresponding IP addresses.
I'd like to thank all of the posters who have supported me. When a book straight steals a players money like this, only pressure from customers/potential customers can ever rectify the situation.
KG,
I haven't checked in with BP this weekend but know SBR is communicating with them. BP is going to do a full audit of what happened and look into all of the Qs we had about the matter. It's not an overnight dispute but I'd expect Phoenix to conclude this next week with it's position on what exactly happened.
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KGambler
SBR MVP
07-09-09
2404
#157
Originally posted by Bill Dozer
KG,
I haven't checked in with BP this weekend but know SBR is communicating with them. BP is going to do a full audit of what happened and look into all of the Qs we had about the matter. It's not an overnight dispute but I'd expect Phoenix to conclude this next week with it's position on what exactly happened.
Thanks Bill. Hearing that really does ease my mind. I am getting nervous as more time passes and I don't hear anything. I can respect that they need time to look into it, and I can wait for a resolution. I just get nervous when I don't hear anything for a couple of days.
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Marauders
SBR MVP
07-23-09
1072
#158
I also want to thank Bill and Lou for their involvement in this matter and look forward to hearing a resolution from BP sometime next week. Thanks!!!
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Dark Horse
SBR Posting Legend
12-14-05
13764
#159
Originally posted by Hareeba!
For God's sake NEVER use the same password anywhere else
No kidding. That was quite a list. lol
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Chuck Sims
SBR MVP
12-29-05
3072
#160
Bet Phoenix needs to take care of this. Very troubling.
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Extra Innings
SBR Posting Legend
02-26-10
15058
#161
No one make any hasty decisions
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acarmelo1
SBR Hall of Famer
09-29-09
6321
#162
WOW Why does BP lets it get to this point?
They could just have cancelled the pending bets and save themselves SBR public scandal.
Read the thread...After a rash of Bet Phoenix accounts being broke into this poster notified BP of his account being hacked into before much damage had been done. BP does nothing and allows his remaining balance to go up in flames.
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jackkkk2009
SBR MVP
07-13-09
1183
#165
A Chinese lady who is working for their customer service always calls me and asked me to deposit into my account since i lost all of my funds there. where were those calls from? has anyone else received calls from BP within USA?
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tltaylor89
SBR Posting Legend
06-19-09
19610
#166
Originally posted by jackkkk2009
A Chinese lady who is working for their customer service always calls me and asked me to deposit into my account since i lost all of my funds there. where were those calls from? has anyone else received calls from BP within USA?
They route those calls through a satellite but they dont originate in the US.
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DuncHen22
SBR MVP
11-20-09
1079
#167
Originally posted by Chuck Sims
Read the thread...After a rash of Bet Phoenix accounts being broke into this poster notified BP of his account being hacked into before much damage had been done. BP does nothing and allows his remaining balance to go up in flames.
I'm not saying this guy did this, but from a BP perspective, isn't it possible someone makes a bunch of bets and then realizes a key player is injured or something and tries to take his bets back by saying is system was hacked?
Again, I'm not calling this guy a liar, I'm just saying I don't think it was wrong BP let the plays go. They should, however, keep looking into it and return the money if they find it was hacked.
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Extra Innings
SBR Posting Legend
02-26-10
15058
#168
Please Folks...I need you to remain calm while Billy investigates this. Work the system....don't let it work you.
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Chi_archie
SBR Aristocracy
07-22-08
63185
#169
everyone try to remain calm
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JohnnyC
SBR Wise Guy
02-27-09
505
#170
Originally posted by Chuck Sims
Read the thread...After a rash of Bet Phoenix accounts being broke into this poster notified BP of his account being hacked into before much damage had been done. BP does nothing and allows his remaining balance to go up in flames.
Where u at in the wsex thread chucky boy?
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KGambler
SBR MVP
07-09-09
2404
#171
I still haven't heard anything from BetPhoenix.
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ucbearcats1027
SBR Wise Guy
01-05-09
903
#172
dude you lost the money face it
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lawsofpower48
SBR High Roller
09-06-08
229
#173
is it possible the "hacker" all along has been in the mirror?
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SBR Lou
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
08-02-07
37863
#174
BetPhoenix states that the bets placed were entered by the user. These things take time, but we are pursuing the conclusion to the case and hope to connect the dots soon.
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Extra Innings
SBR Posting Legend
02-26-10
15058
#175
Originally posted by CrazyLou
BetPhoenix states that the bets placed were entered by the user. These things take time, but we are pursuing the conclusion to the case and hope to connect the dots soon.