Don't look now, but ATMs are about to get a cloud makeover
Automated teller machines have been around for decades, but surprisingly few changes have been made to the technologies that run them. That's about to change.
Automated teller machines have been around for decades, but surprisingly few changes have been made to the technologies that run them. That's about to change.
A leaked programming manual for interacting with the physical components of automated teller machines might have helped attackers create malware programs that were used to steal cash from ATMs in various parts of the world this year.
Matt Oh, a senior malware researcher with HP, recently bought a single Aloha point-of-sale terminal -- a brand of computerized cash register widely used in the hospitality industry -- on eBay for US$200.
Nationwide Building Society has rolled out anti-skimming technology on a number of its ATMs to protect UK customers from card fraud.
Westpac New Zealand is to replace more than 400 ATMs, 80 percent of its fleet, by June 2010 in a nine year deal with NCR.