Winamax, Paddy Power Latest to Suffer "Technical Problems," as PokerStars Makes a $650,000 Apology after DDoS Attacks Winamax, Paddy Power Latest to Suffer "Technical Problems," as PokerStars Makes a $650,000 Apology after DDoS Attacks
Key Takeaways
  • Over the past few weeks, several poker sites became targets of massive Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) which led to disruptions of their services including cancellation of many running tournaments.
  • On August 16, Paddy Power’s services were interrupted and the operator issued an apology on Twitter.
  • The following day, French-based operator Winamax also reported of having downtime which led to the cancellation of tournaments.
  • In another news, PokerStars has announced freerolls with over $650,000 for players who were affected by the attacks as compensation for the inconvenience.

Over the past few weeks, several poker sites became targets of massive Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) which led to disruptions of their services including cancellation of many running tournaments.

Just as things started to normalize, there were reports of two more online operators facing “technical problems”.. On August 16, Paddy Power’s services were interrupted and the operator issued an apology on Twitter.

The following day, French-based operator Winamax also reported of having downtime which led to the cancellation of tournaments and the operator was quick to issue an update on social media.