This video from the Black Hat USA 2010 conference shows IOActive researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrating his ability to remotely attack ATMs and force them to dispense all of their cash.
The annual Black Hat Briefings hacker conference got off to a rocky start Sunday after thousands of registered attendees received a fishy smelling “account password reset” e-mail that contained a suspicious URL. But a message from conference organizers hours later said the errant e-mail was no phishing attack, but merely an “abuse of functionality” by a bored Black Hat volunteer.
The annual Black Hat Briefings hacker conference got off to a rocky start Sunday after thousands of registered delegates to the Black Hat Briefings hacker conference in Las Vegas received a fishy smelling “account password reset” e-mail that contained a suspicious URL. But a message from conference organizers hours later said the errant e-mail was no phishing attack, but merely an “abuse of functionality” by a bored Black Hat volunteer.
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This only proves, once again, why I distrust ATM’s in particular. I sincerely hope banks in general will take this guys advice seriously… I miss the good ol’ days when most ATM thefts involved a sledge or some form of mild explosive… That or a hit and run with a car. Now you can just pair the first method using proper timing and the guy is going to be able to leave with a stack of 100′s without most people knowing before he has long since left – Just grand…
I’ll be sticking to at least slightly more secured methods of obtaining my money, thanks.