Man convicted of using mp3 player to hack card details from ATM machines

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

Threaded Mode | Linear Mode

Man convicted of using mp3 player to hack card details from ATM machines

11-19-2006, 10:55 AM,

Post: #1

mandy Offline

Administrator

Posts: 9,932
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 6 in 5 posts
Joined: Feb 2011
Reputation: 0

Man convicted of using mp3 player to hack card details from ATM machines

Quote:A man in Manchester, England has been convicted of using an MP3 player to hack cash machines. Maxwell Parsons, 41, spent £200,000 of other people's money after using the machine to read card details.

Parsons plugged his MP3 player into the back of free standing cash machines and was able to use it to read data about customers' cards. That data could then be used to 'clone' cards and use them for bogus purchases.

Free-standing machines are typically found in shops and bars, and they allowed Parsons to plug his machine into the back of them in a way that would be impossible in wall mounted dispensers...

full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/18/..._atm_hack/

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Group of 11 Hackers Stole 40 Million Credit Card Numbers	mandy	0	3,115	08-07-2008, 11:22 AM Last Post: mandy
	Privacy be Damned Dept: Italian Gov't Posts Tax Details of Every Citizen Online	mandy	1	3,244	05-01-2008, 05:32 PM Last Post: jezebel
	Waiters in 40 restaurants indicted in $3 million credit card fraud scheme	mandy	3	3,074	04-23-2007, 06:44 PM Last Post: regic
	Organized criminals are systematically attempting to subvert the ATM system	mandy	0	2,170	12-01-2006, 10:37 AM Last Post: mandy
	Chinese Hackers Hack US Commerce Department	Kristijntje	0	2,034	10-08-2006, 10:14 AM Last Post: Kristijntje
	Credit card and passport details being sold from Indian call centers for $9.50	mandy	0	2,018	10-07-2006, 08:44 AM Last Post: mandy
	Stupid Company Tricks: Chase Tosses Data of 2.6 million Card Holders in Landfill	Kristijntje	0	2,003	09-09-2006, 12:03 PM Last Post: Kristijntje
	Dollar Tree Shoppers lose $700,000 in debit card ATM scam	mandy	0	2,307	08-05-2006, 09:38 AM Last Post: mandy
	Awaiting Trial, Man Who Hacked NASA/US Gov't Web Sites Warns of UFO Cover-up	mandy	0	2,187	05-06-2006, 12:06 PM Last Post: mandy
	Hackers Selling Credit Cards in Internet Chat Rooms: $3-$5 Credit Card w/CVV	mandy	2	3,765	04-17-2006, 05:06 AM Last Post: bargainbloodhound

Forum Jump:

Users browsing this thread: 3 Guest(s)