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Hackers turn attention to ATMs
Experts urge banks to re-examine the security of their back-end infrastructure
Phil Muncaster
V3.co.uk, 07 Sep 2009
A new report into ATM crime from European security agency Enisa released today sheds worrying new light on the scale of threats facing banks on the high street.
While the rise in attacks on internet banking systems is well documented, the ATM Crime (PDF) research points to a 149 per cent rise in ATM attacks last year, including 10,302 so-called 'skimming' incidents.
Skimming involves the use of tiny spy cameras, false PIN overlays and even entire fake machines, often using Bluetooth wireless technology to transmit card and PIN details to a nearby laptop.
More worryingly, hackers are increasingly looking to launch attacks on the networks used by banks to connect ATMs with back-office systems, or on the operating systems and hardware used to run ATMs, in order to install software that collects customer PIN data.
Detailed information at:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2249021/hacker...-attention-atms
Experts urge banks to re-examine the security of their back-end infrastructure
Phil Muncaster
V3.co.uk, 07 Sep 2009
A new report into ATM crime from European security agency Enisa released today sheds worrying new light on the scale of threats facing banks on the high street.
While the rise in attacks on internet banking systems is well documented, the ATM Crime (PDF) research points to a 149 per cent rise in ATM attacks last year, including 10,302 so-called 'skimming' incidents.
Skimming involves the use of tiny spy cameras, false PIN overlays and even entire fake machines, often using Bluetooth wireless technology to transmit card and PIN details to a nearby laptop.
More worryingly, hackers are increasingly looking to launch attacks on the networks used by banks to connect ATMs with back-office systems, or on the operating systems and hardware used to run ATMs, in order to install software that collects customer PIN data.
Detailed information at:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2249021/hacker...-attention-atms