Qualified triples from the transcripts. Origin, speaker, and evidence stay attached. These are not independently verified facts.
Andre Nestor ASSOCIATED_WITH Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
Andre was charged with conspiracy and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986; the applicability of the law to his conduct was disputed.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“John and Andre were charged with conspiracy and violation of The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986.”
Nevada Gaming Control Board ASSOCIATED_WITH IGT
The Nevada Gaming Control Board notified IGT after duplicating the Game King bug.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“The Gaming Control Board immediately notified IGT, the makers of Game King.”
Darknet Diaries DEVELOPED_BY Jack Rhysider
Jack says that he made the episode and identifies himself as the maker of Darknet Diaries.
Explicit Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“This episode is made by me, Jack Rhysider.”
Game King is described as a video poker game made by IGT.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“a video poker game called Game King made by IGT”
Game King Double Up bug DISCOVERED_BY John Kane
John discovered the bug after accidentally receiving a payout without placing a bet and trying to reproduce the behavior.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“John called Andre and told him about this bug he found in the video poker machine”
Game King Double Up bug DISCOVERED_BY Nevada Gaming Control Board
The Nevada Gaming Control Board examined the machine, extracted its memory, reviewed surveillance, and duplicated the bug.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“They went back to the lab with the surveillance tapes and they were able to duplicate the bug.”
Game King Double Up bug DISCOVERED_BY IGT
IGT discovered, during further review, that the bug had existed for seven years on thousands of games.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“After further review IGT had discovered this bug was present for seven years”
Game King Double Up exploit EXPLOITS Game King Double Up bug
The Game King Double Up exploit takes advantage of the Game King Double Up bug.
Derived Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“they found they could trigger the payout twice with the same hand”
“The exploit worked like this; step one, find a Game King video poker machine”
John Kane USES Game King Double Up exploit
John Kane repeatedly used the Game King exploit to obtain inflated jackpots.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“John went back to the Freemont and sat under the neon signs ... and he continued playing poker. He kept winning”
“John ... began hitting jackpot after jackpot.”
Andre Nestor USES Game King Double Up exploit
Andre Nestor used the exploit at casinos to obtain inflated jackpots and continued doing so after John warned him.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“Andre continued visiting his local casino and was able to win more than $480,000.”
“Andre didn’t listen, thinking John was just trying to keep the bug to himself so he continued to visit his local casino with his entourage and kept winning.”
Game King Double Up exploit USES Double Up
The exploit requires the Double Up option to be enabled and uses it to increase the payout.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“With it on, the exploit worked and with it off, it didn’t.”
“ask the slot attendant to enable the Double Up option”
The Game King games include and rely on the Double Up feature as an in-game option.
Explicit Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“The Double Up feature on these games had been turned off”
John played Game King video poker machines while carrying out the exploit.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“John spent a large amount of time playing a video poker game called Game King”
Andre Nestor USES Game King
Andre played Game King video poker machines while testing and using the exploit.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 18 Details
“John picked Andre up at McCarran airport, grabbed breakfast, and they went right back to the Freemont and sat side-by-side on the two Game King video poker machines.”
Internet Explorer vulnerability AFFECTS Internet Explorer
The vulnerability affected Internet Explorer.
Explicit Confidence 94% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“a fully-patched internet explorer”
Operation Aurora ASSOCIATED_WITH Elderwood
Security researchers associated the attack with the group later called Elderwood; Symantec derived the name from a variable in the malware code.
Attributed Confidence 94% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“When Symantec investigated the malware further they found the code frequently used a variable with the name Elderwood so they called this hacking group Elderwood”
Operation Aurora ATTRIBUTED_TO China
Google believed the campaign originated in China; this attribution was presented by Hillary Clinton as an allegation under investigation.
Attributed Confidence 90% · Hillary Clinton EP 19 Details
“a campaign that the company believes originated in China”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Adobe
Adobe said it had also been hacked during the winter holidays.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“Adobe admitted that they too, got hacked over the winter holidays”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Yahoo
Yahoo was among the companies hit by the attack.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“Yahoo, Rackspace, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and Dow Chemicals”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Rackspace
Rackspace was among the companies hit by the attack.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“Yahoo, Rackspace, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and Dow Chemicals”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Google source-code repositories
The attackers compromised or accessed Google’s source-code repository environment.
Explicit Confidence 95% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“take some of the source code from Google, possibly the source code for the Chrome browser”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Microsoft
Microsoft was among the companies hit by the attack.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“Yahoo, Rackspace, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and Dow Chemicals”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks was among the companies hit by the attack.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“Yahoo, Rackspace, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and Dow Chemicals”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Dow Chemicals
Dow Chemicals was among the companies hit by the attack.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“Yahoo, Rackspace, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and Dow Chemicals”
Operation Aurora COMPROMISES Google
The attackers compromised numerous Google systems and burrowed into Google’s servers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 19 Details
“They compromised numerous systems and burrowed their way deep into Google’s servers”