[ISN] ATMs Reprogrammed to Cough Up Extra Cash

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:31:26 -0600 (CST)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/atm-thefts-116435289.html

By Charlie Wojciehowski
NBC Chicago
Feb 17, 2011

They were brazen robberies in hotels just off Michigan Avenue.  But in 
most cases, nobody knew they were happening because the thieves weren’t 
targeting guests, they were targeting ATM machines.

Authorities said Thursday that more than $140,000 has been stolen since 
December of 2010 from private cash machines installed by Maryland-based 
ATM Systems.

The thieves used special codes to reprogram the machines to spit out 
more money than they should during a single transaction.

"When you asked for a hundred, instead of five twenties, it gave you a 
hundred twenties," explained George McDade, the Chairman of Cook County 
Crime Stoppers.

After their fraudulent transactions, McDade said the robbers would 
return the machines to their normal state.

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