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The IT staff at Tokwiro Enterprises are on full alert this week as the company attempts to make some significant overhauls to the encryption software used on the Cereus Poker Network. This scurrying comes as a result of a major bombshell dropped by the Poker Table Ratings online casino information portal earlier in the week. Poker Table Ratings released a press release to warn players that the Cereus Network’s encryption method was vulnerable to hacking and that it was possible for a cheater to see the hole cards of a poker opponent by tapping into their network and seizing control of their account.

Poker Table Ratings released the update as a major warning that players should completely stop all online casino and poker gambling activity on the network’s two main sites, Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. The bulk of the identified issue comes down to the fact that Cereus has chosen to use XOR encryption for their the transmission of sensitive data on their network. XOR encryption may work for some industries, but within the online casinos and poker sites, SSL protocol is in the industry standard.

With the threat now exposed, Tokwiro Enterprises is working around the clock to find a fast solution. An immediate and temporary fix was put in place within hours of the announcement, while Tokwiro then announced that the full switch to tighter encryption protocol will be implemented within a week. Players are rightfully torn about the safety of continuing to use Cereus – this is the second major flaw, but certainly just a serious with implications as the first.