Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!nih-csl!lhc!adm!husc6!wuarchive!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Jack.Winslade@f666.n285.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Winslade) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Stealing ATM PINS Message-ID: <12665@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 27 Sep 90 02:16:42 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: Jack.Winslade@p0.f666.n285.z1.fidonet.org Organization: DRBBS Technical BBS, Omaha, Ne. 402-896-3537 Lines: 35 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 684, Message 4 of 11 In a message of <24 Sep 90 02:20:38>, John Higdon () writes: >Sorry, I don't consider this a real problem. Has it ever happened? >I've never heard of a case. Yes, it has, as is widely (??) known in this bit of Omaha/hacker trivia: A couple who lived not too far from where we live was arrested a couple of years ago for conspiring to rip off many kilobucks, a few hundred at a time, from ATM machines. The guy worked for a company that developed ATM software and happened to come across a 'live' list of cards and PINs. They made a crude but usable machine to write the data on surplus mag tape and then glued (or taped, I forget) the strips to cardboard cards. They planned to rip off a whole slew of ATMs somewhere in California over one holiday weekend. They needed some help, since the scam would obviously work once and only once, so they recruited some trusted friends and relatives. One of them snitched and they were caught with their pants down, but not before they had tested their goodies and had proven that they worked. I have the entire story somewhere, but I can't find it right now. It was written up in the Omaha Weird-Herald shortly after they were arrested and hit the national wire. If/when I can find it, I will key it in and send it along. Good Day! JSW [1:285/666@fidonet] DRBBS Technical BBS, Omaha (1:285/666) --- Through FidoNet gateway node 1:16/390 Jack.Winslade@f666.n285.z1.fidonet.org