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Hacking Slot Machines by Reverse-Engineering the Random Number Generators

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gambling, hacking, randomnumbers, reverseengineering, Security technology

Interesting story: The venture is built on Alex’s talent for reverse engineering the algorithms — known as pseudorandom number generators, or PRNGs — that govern how slot machine games behave. Armed with this knowledge, he can predict when certain games are likeliest to spit out money­insight that he shares with a legion of field agents … Read More “Hacking Slot Machines by Reverse-Engineering the Random Number Generators” »

Predicting a Slot Machine's PRNG

Posted on By infossl
casinos, cheating, gambling, randomnumbers, russia, Security technology

Wired is reporting on a new slot machine hack. A Russian group has reverse-engineered a particular brand of slot machine — from Austrian company Novomatic — and can simulate and predict the pseudo-random number generator. The cell phones from Pechanga, combined with intelligence from investigations in Missouri and Europe, revealed key details. According to Willy … Read More “Predicting a Slot Machine's PRNG” »

The Limits of Police Subterfuge

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courts, fbi, gambling, hotels, laws, police, privacy, searches, Security technology, socialengineering, surveillance

“The next time you call for assistance because the Internet service in your home is not working, the ‘technician’ who comes to your door may actually be an undercover government agent. He will have secretly disconnected the service, knowing that you will naturally call for help and — ­when he shows up at your door, … Read More “The Limits of Police Subterfuge” »