Hacker crashes Belize lottery machines countrywide

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Bleudog101 — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:55:11 GMT

You learn something everyday. I did not know Belize even had a lottery.

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Kyle7824 — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 01:43:09 GMT

I honestly thought this said Hooker crashes Belize lottery machines until second glance ...

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Todd — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 02:10:37 GMT

The article describes exactly how those 2 locations were brought back up.

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ckrakowski — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 01:37:58 GMT

I am more interested in the 2 locations that were not hit.

Why were they spared??

I would be looking into that as well.

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music* — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:13:27 GMT

Could this hacking happen here in the States? Has it already occurred here?

I know about Eddie Tipton so he should also be a warning.

Hacker crashes Belize lottery machines countrywide

Lottery Post — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:06:12 GMT

On Sunday, lottery buyers throughout the country of Belize, except for only two locations in Belize City, were unable to purchase their favorite numbers for that morning's draw because someone hacked into the computer system which controls the printing of lottery tickets, shutting down the entire system.

Karil Wallace, public relations officer for Brads, (Kim Jen Chee), which administrates the lottery explained that the system was the victim of a malicious attack, and in the process, our prin... [ More ]