Internal camera hacked: casino card shuffler lets you look at the cards
Kiratas.com | A common professional device for shuffling decks of cards allows you to look at your cards – literally. Three security researchers have managed to tap into the Deckmaster 2’s internal camera via the USB port. The purpose of the camera is to ensure that the device contains all the cards in a set. But if you can see the pictures, you also know the order in which the cards are dealt. Thus, an attacker can see which player is dealt which cards at the table.
Investigation Reveals Security Vulnerabilities in Card Shuffling Machines
fagenwasanni.com | Last year, a scandal erupted in the world of high-stakes, livestreamed poker when a relative novice successfully called the bluff of a veteran player using a poor hand. Accusations of cheating circulated, with poker players arguing that the novice must have had some extra knowledge of her opponent’s hand. An investigation by Hustler Live Casino found no evidence of foul play, but security researcher Joseph Tartaro of IOActive was intrigued by the claim that the automated card-shuffling machine used in the game, known as the Deckmate, was unhackable….
Hackers Crack Casino Card Shufflers By Exploiting Simple Flaw To Cheat The House
brobible.com | People have been trying to figure out ways to cheat at gambling since gambling became A Thing in the first place, and while casinos have mastered the art of warding off (and catching) unscrupulous patrons, there are still plenty of ways to gain an edge—as evidence by a new development involving the most popular card shuffling machine on the planet.
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating
wired.com | Security researchers accessed an internal camera inside the Deckmate 2 shuffler to learn the exact deck order—and the hand of every player at a poker table. IN SEPTEMBER LAST year, a scandal blew up the world of high-stakes, livestreamed poker: In a hand at Las Vegas’ Hustler Live Casino, which broadcast its games on YouTube, a relative novice holding nothing but a jack of clubs and a four of hearts successfully called the bluff of a veteran player. No one could possibly think that poor hand might be…
IOActive says drones vulnerable to electromagnetic fault injection attacks
ITWORLD CANADA | Researchers at IOActive have found that drones, even those without known security flaws, can be at risk of electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) attacks which enables unauthorized control, data theft, and deliberate crashes.