UB.com responds to data leak

UB.com responds to data leakFive days have passed since I sent an email to UB.com to inquire about the leaked customer information published on the internet. You may read the backstory here and here. Today I received their response, as follows...

Update regarding hacked UB.com player account information

Update regarding hacked UB.com player account information
I sent an e-mail to UB.com on Friday to learn the extent of the security breach and determine if my personal information had been released. My primary concern was the unconfirmed and unreliable reports that the information included birth dates, passwords, and social security numbers. If true, this breach of security and trust would be very serious business. Two days later, UB.com has not sent any response, not even to acknowledge receipt of my request for information. However, industry insider Haley Hintze has come to the rescue ...

The imminent death of UB.com (UltimateBet) and Absolute Poker

The imminent death of UB.com (UltimateBet) and Absolute Poker
Once upon a time, four frat boys from Montana, with the father (Phil Tom) of one of those frat boys (Scott Tom) as an investor, started up an online poker site in Aruba. After a merger with another site in Costa Rica...

Latest developments surrounding Full Tilt Poker

After all the reassurances, Full Tilt turned out to be a flimsy house of cards.

Latest developments surrounding Full Tilt Poker
On November 17, 2011, it was widely reported in both the poker media and to a lesser extent the mainstream media that the Groupe Bernard Tapie and the DOJ-SDNY had reached an agreement regarding the purchase of Full Tilt Poker. Essentially, the agreement consists of the following terms...