ATMs have security holes or cause hacker attacks

As of the end of 2010, there were more than 270,000 ATMs in the country. Security incidents related to ATMs occurred from time to time. The security of ATMs has also become a topic of concern. In the past month, a vulnerability website in China broke the "Bank ATM machine exists. "Security vulnerabilities" can be attacked by hackers. Hackers can steal bank card account passwords and perform transfer operations by invading ATMs.

Regarding ATM machine vulnerabilities, back in 2009, at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, USA, there were foreign security experts demonstrating how to invade an ATM machine; in 2003, ATMs of two US banks were The machine was infected by the virus, resulting in disconnection and inability to use it.

As for the burst of ATM machines, Rising security experts said that from a technical point of view, ATM vulnerabilities do exist, especially those "advanced cash machines" with full keyboard input or virtual keyboard input are more likely to be Hacking.

According to relevant experts, at present, many ATMs use more flawed Windows systems, including Windows 2000, NT, and XP. System administrator privileges can be obtained through browser vulnerabilities, allowing arbitrary operations on the machine. The vulnerability demonstration on the Internet is performed on an ATM running a Linux system. From the screenshots, it can be seen that the hacker has obtained the folder browsing permission of the local ATM. As long as some simple privilege escalation operations are performed, the highest system administrator can be obtained. Permissions, Trojans can be implanted on the machine, record the password of the user's bank card using the ATM, and even direct transfer.

The ATM security vulnerabilities that broke out on the Internet are the first time that similar ATM attacks have been found in China. This means that important facilities such as ATM that are related to the safety of people’s property have also become targets for hackers. Wondering how users deal with the security risks of ATM attacks? When users withdraw money from ATMs, they should try to choose a bank ATM with a good reputation and security. Related organizations and companies also provide comprehensive security protection and assistance to banks, judicial authorities, and bank card users.