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ATM Attacks: How Hackers Are Going for Gold

posted by mrpg on Saturday May 12 2018, @01:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-only-use-human-tellers dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Imagine winning the lottery and having an ATM spit huge amounts of cash at you. That's exactly what some cyber criminals are after. They're targeting ATMs and launching "jackpotting" attacks, forcing them to dispense bills like a winning slot machine. Already this year, the U.S. Secret service has warned financial institutions of such attacks.

Security researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated such an attack and amazed attendees at Black Hat when he made two unpatched ATMs spit out cash on stage. For the most part, however, jackpotting was little more than a hypothetical until recently.

Now, with confirmed strains of malware like Ploutus.D being used in ATM jackpotting attacks on U.S. soil, jackpotting can be added to the growing list of popular ATM attack types, including skimming, shimming and network-based attacks. Here we examine various ATM attack techniques and offer security recommendations to protect against them.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:05PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:05PM (#678853)

    What is the likelihood that picking up all that cash exposes you to video surveillance? And, that facial recognition works well enough to identify you?

    All ATMs have cameras in or around them, so you are going to be on video whether you are picking up lots of cash or just squeezing the last $20 out of your checking account before payday. My guess would be that these jackpotters are either wearing a disguise, are not local to the area, or both.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:36PM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 12 2018, @04:36PM (#678861) Journal

    And, disguises never fall off, get blown aside, or otherwise fail. So, you're picking up a wad of cash, and your tyranosaurus rex head falls off, and you're on the evening news, coast to coast.

    I wonder if facial recognition is confused by clown makeup?

    • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday May 12 2018, @05:15PM (1 child)

      by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday May 12 2018, @05:15PM (#678878) Journal

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      • (Score: 3, Touché) by JNCF on Saturday May 12 2018, @05:32PM

        by JNCF (4317) on Saturday May 12 2018, @05:32PM (#678885) Journal

        Why so serious, bATMan?

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 12 2018, @06:19PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 12 2018, @06:19PM (#678892)

      And, disguises never fall off, get blown aside, or otherwise fail.

      Actually, a ski mask is pretty foolproof. In fact if you can't handle something as simple as a ski mask you probably can't handle something as complicated as jackpotting an ATM.

      I wonder if facial recognition is confused by clown makeup?

      Possibly. Many humans are confused by clown makeup.