Poker Scandal: Hacker Uses Trojan to Win Millions from High-Stakes Players

A group of high-stakes poker players lost millions due to a hacker using a trojan program. The hacker, Max Ashkar, was known online as mexx86. Max Ashkar was from Munich but lived in London. Max Ashkar had 500 friends on Facebook, many of whom were poker professionals.

Max Ashkar was accused by two unnamed poker players from Austria and Switzerland. Max Ashkar confessed to the crime under pressure from his colleagues. One of the victims was Ronny “1-ronnyr3” Kaiser. Max Ashkar was known to be friendly and trusting, which hid his true intentions.

Max Ashkar had 500 friends on Facebook, many of whom were poker professionals. Max Ashkar was known to be friendly and trusting, which hid his true intentions.