Hacker Develops ATM Rootkit

alphadogg writes "One year after his Black Hat talk on automated teller machine security vulnerabilities was yanked by his employer, security researcher Barnaby Jack plans to deliver the talk and disclose a new ATM rootkit at the computer security conference. He plans to give the talk, entitled "Jackpotting Automated Teller Machines," at the Black Hat Las Vegas conference, held July 28 and 29. Jack will demonstrate several ways of attacking ATMs, including remote, network-based attacks."

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Re:Lawsuit?

[evilandi]

Remember when ATMs first came out? The data being sent from ATM to the bank's systems had NO encryption.

Dude, it was the 1950s.How were they supposed to encrypt punch cards? Colour them in?

The data was "sent" using the secure process of having a burly security guard open the little door at the back and carry the deposits, punch cards and microfilm (they took a photo of all deposits) over to the back office.