January 14, 2020

Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot

We don't care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.

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July 14, 2017

Insider who scammed $14.3m lottery ‘win’ pleads guilty

Lottery company's security director used a thumb drive to insert software that produced predictable winning numbers

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April 08, 2016

Forensics uncover how brothers rigged the lottery

All the random was written right out of that random number generator, investigators found when they spotted a fishy DLL.

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March 29, 2016

6 charged with manufacturing lottery luck

Retailers allegedly hit the machines with so many requests that they'd show if a ticket had won before presenting the [Cancel] button.

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October 14, 2015

You make your PRIVATE key PUBLIC, right? [Chet Chat Podcast 218]

Here's the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Enjoy!

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October 13, 2015

Lottery chief who “rigged the randomness” is jailed for 10 years

He was supposed to protect the lottery from fraudsters and cheats, but the court was told that he used USB malware to cheat the lottery himself.

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July 23, 2015

Hot Lotto security chief found guilty of scamming his own lottery for $14.3m

Eddie Tipton was found guilty on two charges of fraud after rootkitting his way to a massive Hot Lotto win.

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April 15, 2015

Hot Lotto security director suspected of tinkering with computer to win $14.3m

What's luckier than a four-leaf clover? Maybe a rootkit on a handy thumb drive, with access to security cameras that can be tampered with.

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