Kraken Discovers Easily Hacking Bitcoin ATMs!

Although the ATMs of Bitcoin, provides a convenient way for consumers to buy cryptocurrency, but the company Kraken Security LabsYou claim that ease of use can sometimes come at the expense of security.

Where revealed the company Cracking, about several hardware and software vulnerabilities in commonly used cryptographic ATMs: The General Bytes BATM two (GBBATM2).

Multiple attack vectors were also found, through the symbol QR The default administrator, the driver Android , ATM management system, and even the status of the machines in the teller.

And discover the crew Cracking Also, that many ATMs, are built on the same symbol QR The default for admin, which allows anyone with an icon QR This, by going to the automated teller machine and exposing it to danger.

While most ATMs are located in the United States and Canada, the total number of ATMs is about 5300, while in Europe there are about 824 device.

Abandoned Kraken Security Labs Now create awareness for users about potential security vulnerabilities, and alert ATM producers, so they can fix these issues.

Company also informed Kraken Security Labs,  for all problems and doubts to General Bytes in a 20 April 2021, and issued corrections to the programming system (CASE) It alerts its customers, but full fixes for some issues may still require hardware reviews.

Don't let anyone direct you towards a Bitcoin teller

Witness scams at ATMs for Bitcoin At present, a noticeable acceleration, as two women from Berkeley, California, in July of this year lost a total of 15 thousand dollar.

Both women had received a phone call from a person claiming to be a public security officer in the city, and they were told that arrest warrants had been issued against them, on serious charges, including tax evasion and money laundering.

The two women were then asked to stay on the phone and go to the bank, take all the money from their bank accounts, and transfer it through the ATMs. Bitcoin.

In one case, the victim transferred 10 Thousands of dollars to the scammers, while in the other case it was transferred 5 thousand dollar.

In another incident in Winnipeg Canada, criminals hung a printed notice on .'s ATM Bitcoin, claiming that the device is undergoing maintenance while installing a new software upgrade.

As a result, users were advised to deposit the coins they purchased, but not into their own wallets, but with a code QR located on the notice.

And of course, if any user sends cryptocurrency to this account associated with a token QR, it will lose its balance of Bitcoin.

Among the 20 Automated teller machine for Bitcoin in a Winnipeg Police found stickers on two of them, but no casualties were recorded. The main problem is that it's really hard to keep track of the money.

Company also warned Malwarebytes For internet security, from a new trend of ATM scams to Bitcoin At a gas station, attackers post fake job listings to trick applicants into money laundering.

Where the company said:

“If you are dealing with codes QR In public places, or on advertisements or posters, be sure not to tamper with them (look for posters with a symbol QR New theme over the original).

And if anyone tries to direct you to an ATM for Bitcoin You have to move quickly in the opposite direction.”