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Prosecutors say they have evidence indicating the former head of computer security for a state lottery association tampered with lottery computers prior to him buying a ticket that won a $14.3 million jackpot, according to a media report.
Eddie Raymond Tipton, 51, may have inserted a thumbdrive into a highly locked-down computer that's supposed to generate the random numbers used to determine lottery winners, The Des Moines Register reported, citing court documents filed by prosecutors. At the time, Tipton was the information security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association ), and he was later videotaped purchasing a Hot Lotto ticket that went on to fetch the winning $14.3 million payout.
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Prosecutors Suspect Man Hacked Lottery Computers to Score Winning Ticket
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World War Three can be averted by adherence to a strictly enforced dress code!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 16 2015, @07:31PM
have you ever thought about writing a sequel to lord of the rings or the wheel of time? you're definitely channeling one of the authors...
(Score: 2) by Zinho on Thursday April 16 2015, @09:43PM
Nope, (mis)quoting from Lewis Carroll. If you really want weapons-grade gibberish go to a mathematician, not a fantasy writer: generation of randomness is not something to be left to chance.
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