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Global ATM Caper Nets Hackers $9 Million in One Day


From: marv at madmarvonline.com (Mad Marv)
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:46:44 -1000

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/atm.html

At the time, the company said it identified fraudulent activity on only
100 cards, making it sound like small beans. But it turns out the hacker
managed to lift the withdrawal limits on those 100 cards, before
dispatching an global army of cashers to drain them with repeated
rapid-fire withdrawals. More than 130 ATMs in 49 cities from Moscow to
Atlanta were hit simultaneously just after midnight Eastern Time on
November 8.

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Let's see, that's an average of $70k / ATM.  How much cash does an ATM
carry anyway?  And it could only spit out a few hundred at a time.

And when does the movie for this stunt come out?  Ocean's 130 FTW!

Marv


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