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Thanks, useful information. I think that if you have a decent bankroll, you definitely need two-factor authentication.A friend told me half a year ago, I went into my account and found that money had disappeared from the account. There's a couple of bucks left. Going into the mail associated with the account, I found that there were logins to the account from different IPs from other countries. I didn’t find anything at the checkout of the history of withdrawals / transfers, but after requesting the history of the game, everything became clear. Some bastard got access to the account and lost all the money on NL100 and NL200.
The password was not simple and did not match the mail password, i.e. hacking an account by hacking mail is excluded. The data did not shine anywhere and, except from their devices, did not enter the account anywhere. There were no additional authentication methods (as it is now clear, in vain). The amount was not large, about $ 100, so not a catastrophic loss, but still. And here is also an interesting point - there have never been any drifts, I played a little on the stars, the login did not shine anywhere. How did you get into your account and why Stars did not react to the password guessing in any way.
Just curious ...how is this not an issue when you withdraw ? You're not allowed to use ficitonal location. Guess you never withdrawn anything ^^its been 20 years on ps never had this issue ,sometimes they send me a code via email cause i use vpn so they see another location .thats all
Yeah I rarely have much on it as well. 😁I guess I would need something in my account to make it worth while hacking 🤣 but no not had this experience and I hope you’re safe and secure
In december I won 4figures and I wanted to withdraw but I had to wait a week until I could ..I had this issue pretty often at the end of the last year. At the moment not so much anymore.
I usually changed my password afterwards and I am using strong passwords for this in a password manager.
I also withdraw frequently on PS, so I do have not too much money there, just for any case.
I just keep so much usually there, what I might use for several games to play, that I want to play or regularly play.
So if I want to do a shot on a $215 MTT or play several SNGs on my usual $10 limit, I will not need to deposit instantly,
when it is running so well for me. But usually, I withdraw down always to around $200.
In my opinion, it is stupid, that your screen name is the same as the login name there. Therefore, anyone can bother you
by trying several passwords with your screen name.
Of course, you can do the 2-factor authentification, but somehow this is also bothering me a bit.
Especially here in Germany, it is bothering you like hell, because PS is logging you off in less than one hour of inactivity.
I think they should do this also optional somehow.
So far I had no problems with withdrawing. Usually, the money is taken right away here from the balance.In december I won 4figures and I wanted to withdraw but I had to wait a week until I could ..
Each day they only released a little bit of my winnings to withdraw.
Did that happen to you as well once ?🤔
I looked it up in the FAQ and apparently it's for fraud prevention ...
I got no problem with waiting for the transaction to be completed either but it kinda sucks to wait a week before you can even order a withdrawal...So far I had no problems with withdrawing. Usually, the money is taken right away here from the balance.
But yes, it can take a few days, which is not the problem in my opinion.
Ah, okay, now I get you, this I had not so far. Yes, I also think it has to do with the amount and the time after winning.I got no problem with waiting for the transaction to be completed either but it kinda sucks to wait a week before you can even order a withdrawal...
I suppose it depends on the amount you wanna withdraw
But is there a real 2-factor authentication like getting a one time pin per SMS or something?Of course, you can do the 2-factor authentification, but somehow this is also bothering me a bit.
I only checked the mobile App before and there it's definitely missing.Ah no, maybe not, maybe it is only when they detect some irregularities about your account. Not sure, I thought it would
be the 2-factor auth, honestly. I never tried it so far.
Let us know when you found out more.I only checked the mobile app before and there it's definitely missing.
But nice option. Doesn't seem to be the full 2-factor-authenticiation, as you said. At least it's not working with me.
Maybe only if someone tries to login from a different IP range or country, idk.
At least I activated it. But it seems to disable the PIN?
Something I have to look into again with a fresh mind tomorrow.![]()
In december I won 4figures and I wanted to withdraw but I had to wait a week until I could ..
Each day they only released a little bit of my winnings to withdraw.
Did that happen to you as well once ?🤔
I looked it up in the FAQ and apparently it's for fraud prevention ...
Omg I cant even think about that possibility. The security system apparently works thought... It ended everything right?Did any of you experienced hacking attempts in your PS account?
In the last 2 months 3 people apparently tried to hack my PS account
I know this because Pokerstars send me one time Pins for security after failed login attempts..
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