That's something I'd love to know. It should be easy for them to gather evidence with IP addresses of the hackers and the account information of the account the money was effectively transferred to.mandymoozle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:52 amI had my account hacked and a few losing bets made which cleaned it out (only 500 pounds) a couple of months ago. betfair actually refunded the money which was appreciated. the bit i didnt quite understand is what betfair do with the people on the other side of of my losing bets who are obviously in on it. i have kept my username but started using two factor authentication
Hackers trying my BF account
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invisiblelayer
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Anyone hacked or tried to be hacked had login via email turned on? I'd imagine that's where most hackers would gain access.
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ShaunWhite
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It's easy to spoof your IP and fake accounts can be set up using stolen information. It's not easy to catch them, it's why so many people do it.
Surely bank accounts registered with Betfair have to be in the name of the account holder, and usually you can't withdraw money until you've passed the KYC checks?
It's certainly difficult for a genuine user to open an account, deposit funds and withdraw them legitimately!
It's certainly difficult for a genuine user to open an account, deposit funds and withdraw them legitimately!
Interesting. The first three hacks at my account were from Brazil, Thailand and Indonesia. Obviously it was the same hacker using VPNs but I wonder why from the same places!ps1967 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:53 pmA few days ago I noticed in the security log an IP address from Brazil had tried to get into my betfair account. Then noticed this morning an IP from Indonesia has had a failed login too. I have 2FA setup.
Is this common for the rest of you guys? Should I request a new username from betfair?