Googling for ATM Master Passwords

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday September 21, 2006 @07:31AM from the that-should-probably-not-be-online dept.

default DOLLAR writes to mention an eWeek article following up on the ATM reprogramming scam pulled in Virginia Beach last week. A security researcher in New York has used a YouTube video, a few Google searches, and other legal methods to discover the master passwords to thousands of ATMs across the country. From the article: "Dave Goldsmith, founder and president of penetration testing outfit Matasano Security, in New York, did not say how he obtained the operator manual--which contains master passwords and other sensitive security information about the cash-dispensing machines--but an eWEEK investigation shows that a simple Google query will return a 102-page PDF file that provides a road map to the hack."

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Re:Trivial search - and the password is.... by pete6677 · 2006-09-21 08:15 · Score: 1, Flamebait

That was so funny - up until the 347th time someone posted it.
Re:Nine Days.... by rkanodia · 2006-09-21 09:07 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Yes, actually. What the hell is wrong with you?
Re:Nine Days.... by not-enough-info · 2006-09-21 12:14 · Score: 0, Flamebait

But if you leve your car door unlocked, and someone takes it, I'm sure you won't mind, since it was your 'fault'.

If it wasn't for dickheads like you, there wouldn't be any thievery in this world, would there?

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