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Researcher Demonstrates Atm 'jackpotting' at Black Hat Conference
ATM machine spewing bills
AP Photo / Isaac Brekken
In a city filled with slot machines spilling jackpots, it was a "jackpotted" ATM machine that got the most attention Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference, when researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated two suave hacks against automated teller machines that allowed him to program them to spew out dozens of crisp bills.
The demonstration was greeted with hoots and applause.
In one of the attacks, Jack reprogrammed the ATM remotely over a network, without touching the machine; the second attack required he open the front panel and plug in a USB stick loaded with malware.
Jack, director of security research at IOActive Labs, focused his hack research on standalone and hole-in-the-wall ATMs—the kind installed in retail outlets and restaurants. He did not rule out that bank ATMs could have similar vulnerabilities, though he hasn’t yet examined them.
From Wired
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