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  • VB2017 preview: Mariachis and jackpotting: ATM malware from Latin America

    A few years ago, I saw an ATM being opened for the first time. “Hold on,” I thought, “this is really just a Windows XP PC!” Suddenly, I realised that, to attack an ATM, cybercriminals wouldn’t need to write anything like Stuxnet-level malware. Indeed, ATM malware has been on the rise, particularly in Latin America,…

  • VB2017 preview: Mariachis and jackpotting: ATM malware from Latin America

    A few years ago, I saw an ATM being opened for the first time. “Hold on,” I thought, “this is really just a Windows XP PC!” Suddenly, I realised that, to attack an ATM, cybercriminals wouldn’t need to write anything like Stuxnet-level malware. Indeed, ATM malware has been on the rise, particularly in Latin America,…

  • ATM manufacturer pays respects to hacker who broke into its systems

    Both Barnaby Jack and Triton showed how white-hat hacking should be done. A tribute to the late Barnaby Jack by the company whose systems he hacked shows how hackers can really help make the world a safer place. When New Zealand hacker Barnaby Jack suddendly died last month, the Internet was awash with tributes to…

  • Russian ATM hackers arrested

    Gang used customized malware bought on hacker forum. Police in the Siberian city of Yakutsk have arrested a gang of hackers who had installed malware on ATMs throughout the city. The group of criminals appears to have had a very professional structure, with different members performing different roles within its organization. The writing of the…