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Researcher Discovers ATM Hack, Gets Silenced

Posted by kdawson on from the wait-wait-not-yet dept.

Al writes "A researcher working for networking company Juniper has been forced to cancel a Black Hat presentation that would have revealed a way to hack into ATMs. The presentation focused on exploiting vulnerabilities in devices running the Windows CE operating system, including some ATMs. The decision to cancel was made to give the vendor concerned time to patch the problem, although the company was notified 8 months ago. The article mentions a growing trend in ATM hacking: In November 2008 thieves stole nearly $9 million from more than 130 cash machines in 49 cities worldwide. And earlier this year, the second biggest maker of ATMs, Diebold, warned customers in an advisory that certain cash machines in Eastern Europe had been loaded with malicious software capable of stealing financial information and the secret PINs from customers performing ATM transactions."

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  1. If it's an exploit for ATM *Machines*... by jeffb+(2.718) · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it must be pretty abstract, since an "automated teller machine machine" is apparently running in emulation anyhow.

    1. Re:If it's an exploit for ATM *Machines*... by N+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...it must be pretty abstract, since an "automated teller machine machine" is apparently running in emulation anyhow.

      No. It has to be an "ATM Machine" to in order to be able to enter a "PIN number".

    2. Re:If it's an exploit for ATM *Machines*... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      in order to be able to enter a "PIN number".

      So what your saying is, I have to enter a PI number... Damn, this is gonna take a while

      3.1415....

    3. Re:If it's an exploit for ATM *Machines*... by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, just STFU up.

  2. Re:What I don't get by 4D6963 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is why everyone cares so much about Money. It's just pieces of paper and little bits of metal. What really matters is Love!

    Well, with money anyone can get some temporary love! And permanent herpes.

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  3. Too much pr0n by mandark1967 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everytime I see "ATM" these days I think "Anal to Mouth".

    I need to stop surfing the Diabolic site....

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