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Automated Teller Machine (ATM), also known as a cash machine, cashpoint, or "hole in the wall".

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How is an ATM secure?

I'm curious why an ATM computer is considered secure. The general adage of "If an attacker has physical access to my machine, all bets are off," seems to not apply in this circumstance (since everyone has physical access to the machine). Why is…
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Why do ATMs accept any PIN?

The other day I tried to withdraw some cash from an ATM in a hurry and punched in a wrong pin. I realized that only when I hit the "ok" button, but to my surprise the ATM did not complain. It showed the usual menu, asking me to select an operation.…
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Detecting skimmers and other ATM traps

This question has been bothering me ever since I first heard of ATM skimmers: Instances of skimming have been reported where the perpetrator has put a device over the card slot* of an ATM (automated teller machine), which reads the magnetic…
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How long does it take after a card is skimmed (unknowingly) at an ATM for the thief to be able to steal cash from the account?

My 21-year-old college sophomore daughter's SECU checking account debit card was skimmed 2 weeks ago at an ATM. She realized it the next day when she tried to use her debit card for a gas purchase. She withdrew $20 the night before at an ATM with…
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What do I do when an ATM freezes

I was using an ATM at Walmart when it froze on me. My pin number was in the machine, the account opened. I could not get the machine to cancel, or release my account. I was stuck standing at the machine for almost an hour waiting for help. …
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Is it safe to reveal information about the OS and the software you use?

As in what OS you use, it's version .. etc. Every time I go to the bank and I get greeted with the ATM in the following photo, this question comes to my mind.. Oh and it's still Windows XP till last week at least
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A second bank card arrived with the same PIN

I recently applied for a second credit card for my partner to use on my account and was surprised when her preset PIN number turned out to be the same as mine. Coming from a development background I assumed PINS were hashed somehow. It seems very…
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Why does ATMs have a green plastic thing in front of card reader?

To me this looks suspicious, it looks easy to hide a skimming device here. A slot flush to the front would be safer, in my opinion.
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If an ATM is stolen, how easy can the personal information of the users be recovered?

ATMs get occasionally stolen. How easy would be for the thiefs to retieve the PINs and other information of the users that have previously used the ATM? Is there a periodic wipe of all records/logs/traces on the machine within the ATM enclosure?
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What is the risk of reusing the ATM Pin elsewhere when they tie to EMV cards?

What is the risk in the following scenario: A bank wants to use an ATM pin (debit card and/or credit card) as an additional form of authentication after the customer logs in to her online/mobile banking platform As the bank owns the cards, it may…
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What info this EMV chip "skimmer" was actually capturing?

Reading a security blog I found an article about an EMV skimmer designed to be inserted into the ATM's chip card slot. What info was this device actually capture? As far as I know there's definitely not enough info on an EMV card to perform an…
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Is it safe to give credit card information by email?

I had hired a shipping company and now they want me to send my Visa Card information by email to pay them. The method of payment was never discussed prior to them shipping my boxes. They did a good job and I want to pay them but I'm concerned…
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Is it necessary to protect ATM pins against malware that has no access to the physical card?

I understand that various types of malware attempt to steal ATM pins . Presumably the attackers have no access to the physical card, so what can they do with the pin? In this case, is it needed to keep the pin secure? Or is this part of an attack…
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Pentesting an ATM OS upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7

How to approach penetration testing of a ATM OS that was upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7? From what I gather, the testing flow should be as follows: Architectural Review Pentesting OS and Application Physical Audit For the current…
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How ATM Surveillance Camera works?

I would like to know how the ATM pin hole camera works.Whether the pin hole camera works only once the card is inserted in ATM or during the cash withdrawal or it works always?
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