Windows XP ATM’s Under Hacker Attacks in Europe

There have been approximately 20 ATM’s in Eastern Europe that have been compromised. These attacks are in the early stages of development and would probably gain momentum and even spread to US ATM machines. A security outfit, TrustWave’s SpiderLabs performed the analysis of malware found installed on compromised ATMs in the Eastern European region. The ATM’s that were compromised ran Microsoft Windows XP. The malware captures magnetic stripe data and PIN codes from the private memory space of transaction-processing applications installed on infected ATM. Full Story : PhysOrg.com….