Trojan Attack On Multiple Atms Steals Data, Pins

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Trojan Attack On Multiple ATMs Steals Data, PINs

Researchers find malware code that lets an attacker take full control of the cash machines

Jun 04, 2009 | 01:36 PM

By Kelly Jackson Higgins

DarkReading

A rash of hacked ATMs during the past few months were hit with the same piece of malware that lets the attacker take over the ATM to steal data, PINs, and cash from the infected machines, researchers have found.

SpiderLabs, the forensics and research arm of TrustWave Systems, has dissected a Trojan family that infected 20 ATM machines, most in Eastern Europe. But the researchers say the malware seems to be headed to the U.S. and other parts of the world, as well.

Concerns about malware infiltrating ATMs has been intensifying lately. In March, Sophos revealed it had found a Trojan specifically written to steal information from Diebold ATM users, and had infected several ATMs in Russia. It is unclear whether the malware studied by SpiderLabs is related to the Diebold Trojan researched by Sophos.

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