- No accounts were compromised during the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack late last week.
- Some players may encounter a browser notification that states the site’s security certificate has expired.
After being down for more than two days, the bitcoin-only SealsWithClubs poker site has been restored.
While no accounts were compromised, the site suffered a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack late last week, and a tech crew worked around the clock to restore the client, according to site pro Bryan Micon.
Such an attack overloads a system with network traffic from computers compromised by malware and takes the system offline.
On Sunday, Micon tweeted, “After a solid weekend of #nosleeptillbitcoin grinding, @SealsWithClubs is back online…” and instructed users to download the latest version of the poker room’s client.
Some players may encounter a browser notification that states the site’s security certificate has expired, but Micon said that issue should be quickly resolved, and “I personally guarantee the site.”
With upwards of 400 players connected at peak hours, SealsWithClubs is the most notable Bitcoin-only, US-facing poker site. Other rooms such as Switch Poker and most recently iPoker skin WinPoker have also added Bitcoin transaction options.
