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Crooks Hack Music Players For ATM Skimmers

Posted by kdawson on from the sweet-sounds-of-cash-dropping-into-our-hands dept.

tsu doh nimh sends in a report that criminals increasingly are cannibalizing parts from handheld audio players and cheap spy cams to make extremely stealthy and effective ATM skimmers. These are devices designed to be attached to cash machines to siphon card +PIN data. "The European ATM Security Team (EAST) found that a new type of analogue skimming device — using audio technology — has been reported by five countries, two of them 'major ATM deployers' (defined as having more than 40,000 ATMs)... The basic method for conducting these attacks was mentioned in a 1992 edition of the hacker e-zine Phrack (the edition that explains audio-based skimmers is Phrack 37)."

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  1. Lol, juice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The juice are getting very desparate! Monney grobbing juice!

  2. Special Slashdot Freedom Memo #4511198 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    November 24, 2010 is National Opt-Out Day.

    Remember, the pat-down is without suspicion and a violation of your rights.

    Power to the people !

    Yours In Osh,
    K. Trout

  3. re by JohnVanVliet · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you do know that a "parsec" is 3.26 light years ?? right
    if they came out 3 light years past the planet and it's moon -- they would be in the middle of NOWHERE with no stars nearby

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    1. Re:re by Spectre · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      you do know that a "parsec" is 3.26 light years ?? right
      if they came out 3 light years past the planet and it's moon -- they would be in the middle of NOWHERE with no stars nearby

      I do believe you are about a persec away from being on-topic ...

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      "Flame away, I wear asbestos underwear"