standard atmosphere employ computers . Computers have weaknesses . Hackers exploit weaknesses . See where this is proceed ? A hacker developed software program that can force an ATM ’s computing machine to give free John Cash . Luckily for banks , he showed off his proficiency at the Black Hat conference .
How did hacker Barnaby Jack , theater director of surety research for IOActive Inc , handle to flim-flam ATMs into giving him all they have ? Rather just , actually . One manufacturer ’s ATMs used the same physical key to get at its computers . Once opened , he threw in his software and ram the ATM to make it rain :
He compute [ that all automated teller machine have the same keystone ] by order three ATMs from dissimilar manufacturer for a few thousand dollars each . Then he equate the key he got with picture of other key , ascertain on the net . He used his keystone to unlock a compartment in the ATM that had standard USB slots . He then insert a platform he had written into one of them , commanding the ATM to dump its burial vault .

The figurer in the ATMs were all running Windows CE and there are actually even more way to commandeer them . Barnaby ’s particular method acting was prove off at the Black Hat conference — where hacker show vulnerability to troupe — so do n’t imagine you could just go e - ring armor Barnaby for the how to . [ SFGate ]
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