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Cybercriminals Use Odlanor Malware to See Hole Cards at PokerStars and Full Tilt

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A new form of malware called Odlanor could become online poker's newest nightmare, as online security experts at ESET revealed that the program allows cybercriminals to see the cards of the players at PokerStars and Full Tilt.

"Every once in a while, we stumble upon something that stands out, something that doesn't fall into the 'common' malware categories that we encounter every day," IT Security and Cybercrime Analyst at ESET Ireland Urban Schrott stated on Thursday. "Today, we are bringing you one of those uncommon threats — a trojan devised to target players of online poker.