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‘Self-deleting’ Mexican ATM malware let sneaky miscreants slurp ca

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Dissent

John Leyden reports:

Security researchers have lifted the lid on a new ATM malware strain, dubbed GreenDispenser, which gives crooks the ability to walk up to a compromised machine and drain its cash.

When installed, GreenDispenser displays an “out of service” message on the ATM – but attackers who enter the correct pin codes can then drain the ATM’s cash before deleting the malware, leaving little trace of how the ATM was robbed.

Read more on The Register.


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