Insider allegedly hacked lottery software in multiple states

Minimalist · Dec 19, 2015

If you use insider knowledge for your own gain, it could land you in hot water... especially if you hacked the computers at your job to get the information you need. At least that's what Eddie Tipton, Multi-State Lottery Association's former security director, is being accused of. Tipton allegedly used a rootkit -- a malicious software that activates when a computer boots up -- to know a drawing's winning numbers in advance. He'd then ask an accomplice to buy the winning ticket and to collect the money afterward.
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http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/19/lotto-hack/

Minimalist · Apr 9, 2016

Neutered random number generator let man rig million dollar lotteries

Eddie Raymond Tipton was charged last April and eventually convicted. Prosecutors said the man used his position as information security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association to access a room that housed the random number generator. But until recently, they weren't able to prove exactly how Tipton went about modifying the code so it produced predictable outputs that could be used to pick winning tickets.
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http://arstechnica.com/security/201...nerator-let-man-rig-million-dollar-lotteries/

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