Theory comes into practice. Yesterday, Sophos Principal Virus Research Vanja Svacjer posted an analysis of Troj/Skimer-A, a malware affecting Windows-based Diebold cash machines and capable of intercepting credit card details and their associated PINs.

The malware is exclusively coded to target Russian, Ukranian and American currency transactions, with isolated incidents confirmed by Diebold in January, 2009. What’s particularly interesting about the ATM-based malware, is that it requires an insider access to the machine compared to the mainstream external attack in the form of using an ATM skimming device.

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