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Belorussian ATM Attacks Could Be Replicated In English Speaking Nations

The emergence of sophisticated ATM malware in Belarus could spell trouble for English speaking countries...
July 13, 2009 -- 

If you were an Eastern European ATM, you would be feeling nervous at the moment, and rightfully so.

First, Diebold warned Russian banks about malicious code installed their machines last January. Then in May, Trustwave reported on malware found on 20 ATMs in Russia and Ukraine, the earliest of which was first infected almost exactly two years ago, and which has been improved at least 16 times since then.

Now Belorussian ATMs face another wave of malicious code, infecting what appears to be a high number of ATMs in urban areas.

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