Kids With Operators Manual Alert Bank Officials: "We Hacked Your ATM"

An anonymous reader writes "Two 14-year-olds hacked a Bank of Montreal ATM after finding an operators manual online that showed how to gain administrative control. Matthew Hewlett and Caleb Turon alerted bank employees after testing the instructions on an ATM at a nearby supermarket. At first the employees thought the boys had the PIN numbers of customers. 'I said: "No, no, no. We hacked your ATM. We got into the operator mode,"' Hewlett was quoted as saying. Then, the bank employees asked for proof. 'So we both went back to the ATM and I got into the operator mode again,' Hewlett said. 'Then I started printing off documentations like how much money is currently in the machine, how many withdrawals have happened that day, how much it's made off surcharges. Then I found a way to change the surcharge amount, so I changed the surcharge amount to one cent.'"

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Re: Not surprising.

[mfh]

I hear ya. Hopefully it will get better in Ontario, after this provincial election. I think the NDP has a real chance to win it this time. It's a perfect storm. Wynne's debate was awful... libs are losing support. Hudak seems like Mike Harris cloned as Stephen Harper.

NDP seems to be pulling ahead in a major way in Canada overall. I really think they could make a difference if they can get into office and hold office for a few terms minimum.