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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Giddy-up! by Logiksan · 2006-09-21 07:33 · Score: 5, Funny

*runs off to Google and YouTube as fast as his little fingers will take him*
1. Re:Giddy-up! by dan828 · 2006-09-21 08:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Kids these days got it easy. In my day you had to spend hours digging though dumpsters, now you just click a couple of buttons. What is the world coming to?
Re:Trivial search - and the password is.... by 1010110010 · 2006-09-21 07:37 · Score: 5, Funny

1 2 3 4 5? That's the combination an idiot would have on his luggage!
Nine Days.... by Mr.Scamp · 2006-09-21 07:39 · Score: 5, Funny

The machine gave $20's for $5's for NINE days after it was reprogrammed before someone commented on it. God Bless America.
Re:We're rich!! We're rich!!! by lomedhi · 2006-09-21 07:45 · Score: 5, Funny

2 cents,

Please enter a multiple of $5 or $20.

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