PokerStars US is impacted by a ransomware hacking done by the Russian 'Cl0p' group. The player from Finland is complaining about unauthorized transactions. Manhattan U. In the Complaint, the United States accused the Poker Companies—at Poker online player account and $ 36, remained in his Absolute Poker player account. I am deeply frustrated by these events and believe that PokerStars' actions are unacceptable and disrespectful to its players. S. On June 2, PokerStars was made aware of a vulnerability within a piece of software the company uses to encrypt and transfer files, MOVEit. I believe the only state that has a crime for playing online poker within state. I kindly request. Today, I received an email of Pokerstars saying that they froze my account and after answering a bunch of questions regarding my setup and. It's never been illegal to play online poker in California. The hackers stole personal info of over players. In April, the Justice Department filed a complaint alleging money laundering, fraud and violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. It's sad when people decide to do business this way. Pokerstars is a legitimate scam company. We've rejected this complaint as unjustified. Attorney Announces $ Million Settlement Of Money Laundering And Forfeiture Complaint With Pokerstars And Full Tilt Poker. . Just try scam people and think it's no big deal.