possibly noteworthy wrote:

wiretapping ATMs?

Decius wrote:

That's a bunch of bullshit, btw. ... If one of those guys knew how to do that it wouldn't just be a rumor. It would be a much, much bigger story than Mike Lynn.

I wasn't there, so I defer to you on the DEFCON situation last year.

However, independent of anything having to do with DEFCON, and regardless of the situation with wiretapping an ATM, it is worth pointing out that false-front ATM fraud is very real. [more, and more]

Vendors recognize this as a problem and are taking [weak] countermeasures.

Here's what Diebold does to protect you:

Opteva’s advanced function dispenser has been designed to have a variety of different surfaces and protrusions to make it difficult to add any kind of trapping device.

RE: Hacker Pranks at Defcon and Black Hat in Las Vegas Emphasize Computer Security