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Gang Used 3D Printers for ATM Skimmers
Just last month, I wrote a post about stealing ATM PINs using infrared camera. As if that’s not enough…
‘An ATM skimmer gang stole more than $400,000 using skimming devices built with the help of high-tech 3D printers, federal prosecutors say.
‘Before I get to the gang, let me explain briefly how ATM skimmers work, and why 3D printing is a noteworthy development in this type of fraud. Many of the ATM skimmers profiled in my skimmer series are carefully hand-made and crafted to blend in with the targeted cash machine in both form and paint color. Some skimmer makers even ask customers for a photo of the targeted cash machine before beginning their work…’
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/09/gang-used-3d-printers-for-atm-skimmers/
EFF Builds System to Warn of Certificate Breaches
It’s part of EFF’s updated HTTPS Everywhere
With its distributed SSL Observatory, the Electronic Frontier Foundation hopes to detect compromised certificate authorities and warn users about attacks
http://www.infoworld.com/t/encryption/eff-builds-system-warn-certificate-breaches-173602
Supercharge All Your Favorite Webapps with ifttt
‘Wouldn’t it be handy if every time someone tagged a photo of you on Facebook, that pic were automatically added to your Dropbox folder? If items you starred in Google Reader were automatically added to Instapaper or Read It Later? Or if you received a text message whenever it was going to rain? If This Then That (ifttt) is a brilliant web service that let’s you plug information from one service into another, allowing you to link all your favorite webapps to create super-charged integration between tools like Gmail, Dropbox, Instapaper, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, and oh-so-much more. Here’s how to use ifttt to get more from your online life…’
How ifttt Works
http://lifehacker.com/5842307/how-to-supercharge-all-your-favorite-webapps-with-ifttt
Fukushima: The Myth of Safety, The Reality of Geoscience
http://bos.sagepub.com/content/67/5/37.full
Amazing the effort put forth to steal cash form unwary consumers. Imagine, building your own ATM! It’s incredible.
What I fear Dood is when someone starts replicating people.