ATMs Hacked Using MP3 Player

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Check this out...

Via the C|Net Security Blog.

[snip]

A criminal gang in the U.K. was able to steal confidential banking data
by bugging ATMs with an MP3 player, The Times of London reported in its
online edition Thursday.

The gang targeted freestanding cash dispensers and would tap the phone
line between the ATM and a wall socket by placing a two-way adaptor on
it and connecting an MP3 player, according to the newspaper.

The digital music device would record the data traffic, which sounds
like the noise a traditional computer modem makes when connecting. The
noise would be interpreted using a modem line tap or passed through a
special computer software program.

The gang was then able to create copies of credit cards and make
purchases worth 200,000 pounds, nearly $380,000, according to The Times.

[snip]

More:
http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6135905.html

- ferg

--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.