This content was created by Robert Siciliano. This content was uploaded by Robert Siciliano. This is a YouTube video titled "ATM Malware Hack Jackpotting Costing Banks Big Bucks" (created 2018-01-30) containing an English multi-speaker discussion about ATM malware known as "jackpotting" and related ATM skimming threats. Participants include Speaker A (host/interviewer), Robert Siciliano (security analyst from Hotspot Shield), and Speaker C (participant). The clip explains how jackpotting lets criminals install malware to drain ATM cash (a loss to banks), describes skimming devices, and gives consumer advice (cover your PIN, check bank statements, inspect card slots, wipe keys).
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Well, there's a new hacking threat that is coming to ATMs in the US, and it's called Jackpotting. Have you heard of this? No. This is new to me. This kind of first popped up in Mexico last year. Thieves would dress up at an ATM like technicians, so people thought they were supposed to be there. They'd plug right into the ATM and infect it. And once the ATM was infected, it could be drained of all of its money. And so we asked a security analyst with Hotspot Shield about how this scam could affect you.
Jackpotting is a scam that basically liquidates the bank of all the funds in the ATM itself. It doesn't actually infect the consumer in any way. This really is a bank's loss in a big way. Once the bad guy installs malware on the ATM machine, they can essentially manipulate it in a way where they drain all the money out of the ATM on site.
Alright, so us as consumers, I guess it won't affect us like he said too much, but there are some other dangers that can affect you at the ATM. And Robert said you're gonna want to look for things called skimming devices. I have heard of these. These are fake card readers that people stick into the front of the ATM, and then whenever you type in your PIN, you're gonna want to cover your hand so that nearby cameras and people can't see it. And always check your bank statement pretty regularly to to make sure there haven't been any suspicious withdrawals. Jackpotting has already occurred at some ATMs in the U.S., but their manufacturers have not said how many exactly.
So I do that when I'm typing my PIN. I don't know why, I just feel the need to like— yeah, I do too. There's no one around to get my $6. We're always suspicious. Yeah, yeah. So I'm like, there's nothing in here, I'm still going to hover. Uh, but also the skimming device— I don't know if this works— sometimes I just kind of jiggle the, the card slot to make sure it's not moving, right, before I stick my card in.
Because they're hard to see from what I hear. I've never seen one in person, but I hear they're like clear little slits —that they put in. So when you put your card in, it reads it. And that's at stores too, not just ATMs, but also stores.
I've also been wiping down the keys at the ATMs with my disinfectant wipes I have.
