And this is news because?
Most of the computers we deal with in public places have either USB or serial ports for maintenance purposes. Guess what – get access to those and you pretty much own the machine.
However, the favourite method of cash extraction at the moment seems to be good old safe-cracking: blow the machine up or tow it away: low tech usually has the lowest opportunity cost.
Software hacks targeting the clearing system – recently in Bangladesh and elsewhere – are far more lucrative and alarming.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
