Friday, September 2, 2011

Hacking ATMs With Infrared Cameras

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Good thing the Predator alien isn't around today, because with its thermal vision, it would be able to make a killing stealing PIN numbers from ATM keypads. However, modern-day hackers are predators in their own right, so beware: the residual heat your fingertips leave behind on the keypad can be detected by infrared cameras, easily revealing the digits of your PIN.

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