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Possible Serious Security Flaw In ATMs

Posted by Zonk on from the my-money-is-flighty-enough-as-it-is dept.

sfjoe writes "According to a story at MSNBC.com, researchers at Algorithmic Research (ARX) have shown it may be possible for 'someone with access to the ATM network to attack the special computers that transmit bank account numbers and PIN codes, called hardware security modules'. Using these methods, an attacker could trick the security modules into exposing a PIN. It has long been considered impossible to access PINs as they are traveling through the ATM network without the encryption key used by the card-issuing bank. If PINs can be compromised, the almost 8 billion transactions per year they handle may be in danger. Not to mention all the transaction at retail stores."

3 of 167 comments (clear)

  1. Re:The reality of this is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The solution is not to go back to the dark ages, it's to fix the security problem. You shush.

  2. ZONK LOVES ATM, BOTH GIVING AND GETTING by CmdrTaco+(troll) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Of course there are security concerns. AIDS infected rectal blood in your mouth is a real security concern.

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    I hope high gas prices are depriving your children, you fucking dumbass.
  3. /YOU FAIL IT... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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