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Can Your Online Casino Account Be Hacked?

Nowadays, people use the internet for just about everything. From job searching, to conducting banking transactions, to communicating with people around the world, people live their entire lives online.

This is a truly great thing, as technology advances continue to connect the world. However, the downside to this is that there is so much valuable information and data online about everyone. This attracts hackers who are looking to break into websites and steal this data so they can make money and cause havoc to people’s lives.

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This begs the question of whether online casino accounts can be hacked. The unfortunate answer is yes, they can. 

With so many online casinos available today, it’s so important to play at trustworthy online casinos that are doing everything in their power to protect their users. 

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Here are some ways that online casino accounts can be hacked, and how to protect yourself.

Play at Only Licensed Online Casinos

Sometimes, hackers are involved in the fraud scheme right from the beginning. In other words, they either work with a company or group of people who set up fake online casinos, or they do it themselves.

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To do this, they create websites and possibly even apps that look exactly like legitimate online casinos. They offer games that you can try out for free to gain your trust.

To reel you in even more, they offer what seems to be too-good-to-be-true promotions and offers. In the end, that’s exactly what they end up being — too good to be true.

Players will sign up for an account at these fake online casinos, inputting their personal information and their banking information. They’ll then sometimes make a deposit into the account they just created.

The hackers will now take this deposit and never give them any betting credits — since they aren’t a real online casino anyway. They’ll also have access to the person’s banking information to try to steal even more money later.

You can avoid falling into this trap by only playing at online casinos that hold a gambling license from a reputable regulatory agency. Legitimate online casinos will be proud to tell their players that they hold these licenses from groups such as the Malta Gaming Authority or the UK Gambling Commission.

Play at Online Casinos That Use Secure Technology

Unfortunately, even legitimate online casinos can fall victim to hackers. They might hold legitimate gambling licenses, but hackers still are able to break into their system to steal customer information.

This is something that you can see happening all the time at big companies around the world. This is especially true at banks and credit card companies, which are big targets of hackers worldwide. 

Today, hackers are now zoning in on online casino sites, since there is a lot of money and information there, too. While you can’t do anything to protect your account once you’ve opened it, you can make sure that you only play at online casinos that have the best and most secure technology.

These online casinos will use high encryption technology to protect your sensitive data as you are transmitting it over the internet — and then as they store it for your future use. You may also want to consider not allowing the online casino to store your payment information for future use at all. While you’ll have to enter it in every time you want to make a deposit or withdrawal, it adds an extra layer of protection for you.

In addition, you want to make sure that you play at your online casino only on secure internet networks if possible. Hackers can tap into an unsecure public wifi network, for example, to steal your online casino account information right from your device.

Work with Companies with Good Reviews

Another good step you can take to protect yourself is to do research on online casinos before opening an account with them. Even if they use secure technology and have legitimate licenses, you may not feel comfortable playing there.

Go onto Google or another search engine and read real reviews from real players on those sites. If the company has great reviews, then you know you can probably trust it. If there are a lot of negative reviews, then it might be one to shy away from.

In addition, check to see how big the company is and how long they’ve been around. It’s great that a lot of newer companies and newer online casinos are coming onto the market, but sometimes, these newer companies can be more vulnerable to attack.

Larger companies that have been around for decades have the experience to combat potential hacking attempts. 

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James Musoba
James Musoba
Studying Africa's startup and technology scene. I always look forward to discovering new exciting inventions and vibrant entrepreneurs.

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