Online poker virus lets cybercriminals peek at victims' cards

Online poker players beware: there may be someone at your table looking at your cards, and they’re not standing behind you. A new virus making the rounds on the Internet enables cybercriminals to take screenshots of opponents’ hands on popular poker sites such as PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, according to ESET, a Slovakian online security company. Potential cheaters can then attempt to join the tables where victims are playing to gain an unfair advantage. “It’s quite a benign trick,”...