ATM hack gives cash on demand

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 29, 2010

“Barnaby Jack hit the jackpot at Black Hat on Wednesday.
Twice.

“Exploiting bugs in two different ATM machines, the researcher
from IOActive was able to get them to spit out money on demand and
record sensitive data from the cards of people who used them.

“He showed the attacks on two systems he had purchased himself
— the type of generic ATM machines typically found in bars and
convenience stores. Criminals have been hitting this type of
machine for years, using ATM skimmers to record card data and PIN
numbers, or in some cases simply pulling up a truck and hauling the
machines away.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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