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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Pretty sad... by Anubis333 · 2006-09-21 08:43 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This is just a joke, as Red Octane made their name copying Konami game products and controllers. Guitar Hero is just a rip off of Konami Guitar Freaks, 8 years too late. People tend to forget that Red Octane existed for years selling knock of DDR dance pads...