Malware Discovered at ATM

James

How did they get your card details and PIN Mr or Mrs Victim?

Yet another means of capturing Card Details & PINs Revealed - Malware.

Article Click Here.

The above article includes links to other articles on of the vulnerability of Chip & PIN.

One wonders why victims of PIN based fraud in these Forums have been picking up the cost of that fraud (based on probablility that they've been careless with their PIN) when the Industry itself can't guarantee PIN integrity.

Extant

If you read the article, it pretty clearly indicates that...

1. This hasn't actually been exploited.
2. Diebold is aware of the issues and has issued an appropriate software response.

All this article serves to do is fear mongering about something that not only didn't happen, but has been patched already. More to the point, ATMs are not accessible over the internet, etc. The only way you could get this software on to a machine is if you had physical access to an ATM.

Even then, most major networks (i.e. those of major UK banks) operate in a sandbox (meaning the software can't be accessed) and run regular checksums of the data held, so any difference would be easily identified and shut down.

ShelfStacker_3

Quiet BarclaysManager! ATMs are evil heresies which enable banks to steal all your money, and your facts inconveniently contradict that.

hippey

But it does mean the malware can get into the wild, and justs needs someone with the need to get it on to an ATM update.

Yes, this would be almost impossible, but note the word almost............

Extant

hippey wrote: »

But it does mean the malware can get into the wild, and justs needs someone with the need to get it on to an ATM update.

Yes, this would be almost impossible, but note the word almost............

It's also for Diebold ATMs only. So fix them (which they have) and the problem goes away.

In fact... there is no problem.

jonesMUFCforever

There is a much greater risk to somebody ramming an ATM and nicking the cash that way to be honest.

Inactive

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

There is a much greater risk to somebody ramming an ATM and nicking the cash that way to be honest.

Indeed, but that would be the banks money, not the customers money at risk.

jonesMUFCforever

Check the terms and conditions of your bank accounts - all will refund fraudulent transactions - so it is their money which is at risk.

Extant

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

Check the terms and conditions of your bank accounts - all will refund fraudulent transactions - so it is their money which is at risk.

Banking code as well.