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Massive casino scam pulled off via CCTV system compromise - 4 views

www.net-security.org/secworld.php

CCTV Gambling hack

shared by Phil Kemp on 18 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Phil Kemp on 18 Mar 13
     
    While society is looking to use technology for it's benefits, there are many pitfalls, and adverse uses for this same technology. This article discusses how the use of CCTV systems for ensuring that players do not cheat was used against the same system, to do the very thing it was protecting against. We as technology professionals should be very congnizant of the security risks that the technology we recommend or put in place, may have alternate uses, which may be used against us, and thereby causing more damage than it helped to protect.
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  • Ken Ripley on 24 Mar 13
     
    Good article and I like the site. Haven't been there before. Looks like a good site to find out current news articles for another class I'm taking. Thanks!
  • Trevor Pyle on 24 Mar 13
     
    I read about the scam shortly after it happened, but the article I read didn't provide nearly as many details. Thanks for the article and I think there might be more people unemployed than just the VIP services manager.
  • Seth Molin on 24 Mar 13
     
    Phil you are so right about an organization own security technology being used against them. This is a great example of that. It is important when implementing technology to fully analyze its impact, that includes vulnerabilities and threats. A good change managment policy can help reveal problems like this. I wonder if there was an insider involved or maybe the casino failed to properly protect the network.
  • Lee Seranni on 24 Mar 13
     
    Phil, This is very interesting. You would have thought the casino would have better security than that on their system. It also suprises me that if you were in a game with that much money why did they not see the receiver the person had. A simple pat down could have reveiled it. It is scary what technology can do in the wrong hands. Lee
  • Ben Garey on 24 Mar 13
     
    Winning is one thing, but stacking the deck is another. I would have thought that a casino would have a better way of securing their systems. Ben
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