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Originally Posted by Kebabkungen
Hackers can access pretty much everything through USB. No machines containing any form of sensitive data should have open USB ports.
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Originally Posted by jjjou812
I thought the most amazing thing in the article is that the "new" shufflers use an actual camera to count the cards and insure the deck is proper and that the boxes have a standard USB port. Seems like a recipe for disaster.
From what I see from the operator's manual, the USB port is there for a few reasons:
• Software installation and upgrades (e.g new card libraries)
• Accessing event log and image data for viewing/printing
• Connecting the remote display
The third item gives me a semblance of hope: if the remote display is attached, should it mean that no other device can connect to the shuffler for the purposes of intercepting real-time info?
Of course, there is probably a workaround, such as a USB hub. This oddly makes me wonder if the USB port should be on the top just so people can see there is nothing else connected to it during play.
By the way, to anyone who has worked as a dealer or a card room manager, or who knows someone who performs one of these roles, how much value is there to having a shuffler put the deck back in its factory order? I can't help but think that feature in Deck Mate 2 – that is, to put the deck into three specific sequences – is an unnecessary component. In this case, it provides an opportunity for an exploit that is not worth the benefits.