Another ATM Maker Pwned by Googling

bagsc writes "Kevin Poulsen of Wired.com strikes fear into another ATM manufacturer. This time, Triton ATMs had their super-secret master codes revealed by simple Google searches. Tranax was the most recent company with this problem, but probably not the last."

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Re:(Offtopic) Re:Pwned?

[diersing]

So is the process for a sex change and full recovery while being institutionalized for mental unstability. But you're a coward so there is no telling how long you've been away is there....

Re:Blame it on Monopoly

[BVis]

Do you expect the 3rd party ATM providers to operate without generating revenue?

Theoretically they could generate revenue by charging the banks for providing a service to the bank's customers. What I really find offensive is when you get charged $2 to withdraw $20 at the point of "sale", and then another $2 from your bank for using someone else's ATMs. So not only does your bank get to provide fewer ATMs, they get to charge you for it! I believe the term here is "coming and going."

Free ATMs whereever your American Entitled Ass(tm) takes you?

The banks have my money. They make large sums of money, off my money and everyone else's. They make large sums of money off the mortgage that I took out so I could have a place to live, the loan I took out so I could drive to work so I could make MORE money to deposit in their coffers, and so forth. They punish me for not making ENOUGH money to put in their coffers with monthly fees that go away if I meet "minimum balances". I understand that they have operating expenses, and are entitled to make a profit. I would switch to a bank with better terms, but that means I have access to fewer ATMs, which means that I get charged by the other ATM owners whenever I have to use them. (It's simply not practical for me to drive 20 minutes out of my way to get to an ATM I can use for free.) The banks with the ATMs are the banks that exploit that fact to charge you the most fees. I'd go to their competition that doesn't gouge me like this... except there aren't any, what with the mergers that have taken place in the banking industry. My choices are UberMonolithFleetCitizensNorth, who charge me for thinking about writing a check because they can, or RinkyDinkLittleLocalBank who has to charge me more because they don't have the resources to compete, and has about 3 ATMs.

Take your lazy butt to your own banks ATM,

See above. It's impractical for most people to go ATM hunting when they need $20. And I don't feel comfortable walking around with more than that in my pocket.

or hey... walk inside, if you don't like the fees.

That works if #1 your bank has a branch you can get to reasonably, and #2 that bank hasn't started charging you a fee for using a traditional teller window, as many have.

The banks are just another example of the extremely rich making sure the working poor stay that way.