Whether it’s a steel door or an encrypted network, thieves are always finding ways to break down the barriers that protect money. And the new technologies are also enabling bank robbers to invent new ways to jack cash with flair and razzle dazzle. Exhibit A, a security researcher at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas demonstrates on-stage how one can remotely hack an ATM to make it spew money while playing a lively tune.
Does it really need to say “Jackpot!” on the screen? That just seems like they’re rubbing it in.
Watch This Guy Hack an ATM to Spit Out Money [Gawker]
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I saw the talk at Defcon. It was awesome, but very scary. ATM vendors need to fix these issues, very quickly…
Me too! There was much *facepalm* in that talk, between the ease with which keys can be obtained and the fact that CE wasn’t designed to be “airtight” like Windows NT (!!!). Great talk. Totally worth attending LineCon 2010.
no.. they need to do this all over the place and make a post of when and where to be so i can stuff my pockets
Bah. Nancy Pelosi has 4 of those in her her office. They print the million dollar bills. That’s how we’re funding all the drunken sailor spending in DC.
/facepalm
damn… he got called a troll for telling the truth. three more months and you wont have to wonder.
Obvious troll is obvious.
May be a troll but he’s right
Were you this upset when Bush II took a budget surplus and turned it into a record deficit? Or are you just upset now because a Democrat is in office?
Off-topic, but this is exactly what I wanted to say.
Of course, Mrs Pelosi’s spending has been pretty much in keeping with every other Speaker of the House, including the last two Republicans.
Just a tiny bit of research would clear that up, but who cares about silly things like factual acuracy when you can have a cage-match between the parties?
That’s awesome it says Jackpot! on the screen!
I was hoping it would play the Final Countdown!
They need to have more of these contests, so we can keep the younger generations intrested in networking and cyber securityattacks. They are the future…
I hope the song was that bit from the Finale in Rent.
It’s the small user friendly details that make for the very best computing experience. Thank you, mister security researcher!