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> read the article. He did talk to people "in management" at a couple of places and only one took the suspect ATM offline. I don't think we read the same artic
by nadams 11y ago
> read the article. He did talk to people "in management" at a couple of places and only one took the suspect ATM offline.
I don't think we read the same article. Maybe in the first one he did - but in the linked article all I see is him walking up and down streets looking for the bluetooth broadcast. I won't blindly believe that each of the ATMs he found broadcasting was exploited. I'm not saying I would use them nor would I recommend using one in Mexico - but just seeing a bluetooth signal isn't enough for me to assume that it's exploited. With all the sensational articles floating on the web - I'm just skeptical that's all.
> demanding that he "work with at least one authority figure" is a bit naive in Mexico.
I didn't demand it - I just expected it. Even though I'm sure there are a lot of bribes happening in Mexico - there has to be someone he can contact and work with that may or may not care.
- morsch 11y agoIt was in the first one, although the second article alludes to the fact that the hotel took the ATM offline, eventually. The first part also goes into some detail regarding the hardware and the fact that he was approached by an ATM firm. They'd probably know if the BT beacon was a maintenance tool. Having an openly visible BT signal emanate from your illicit snooping device seems amateurish on the face of it, but it does make connecting to it easier for technically challenged criminals, who I assume don't have a bachelor in CS or EE. They'll be happy to escalate to a harder to detect wireless signal if it becomes necessary.