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martyb
on Monday January 29 2018, @10:31PM
from the how-do-you-pull-down-the-handle? dept.
from the how-do-you-pull-down-the-handle? dept.
Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp, two of the world's largest ATM makers, have warned that cyber criminals are targeting U.S. cash machines with tools that force them to spit out cash in hacking schemes known as "jackpotting."
The two ATM makers did not identify any victims or say how much money had been lost. Jackpotting has been rising worldwide in recent years, though it is unclear how much cash has been stolen because victims and police often do not disclose details.
The attacks were reported earlier on Saturday by the security news website Krebs on Security, which said they had begun last year in Mexico.
The companies confirmed to Reuters on Saturday they had sent out the alerts to clients.
Source: Reuters
Article at Krebs on Security.
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(Score: 2) by pvanhoof on Tuesday January 30 2018, @02:01PM
Isn't "the problem" that they could attach a cord, any cord, in the first place? Once you allow physical access, it's usually game over anyway.
How about all the cables go in a tight hole in a metal casing inside of the machine and have their connectors connecting to the mainboard inside of the box? They could also shield the cables in such a way that it would be hard to cut them.