---
id: 7981
title: "The State of ATM Security: DMA Vulnerabilities are Lurking"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/state-of-atm-security-dma-vulnerabilities/"
published_at: "2021-07-27T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["hardware-security", "windows", "hardening", "banking", "dma-attack", "atm-security"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7981"
lang: en
---

# The State of ATM Security: DMA Vulnerabilities are Lurking

## Summary

An overview of ATM security risks: how DMA attacks over PCI, USB, and Thunderbolt ports give attackers kernel-level control, plus common ATM vulnerabilities and hardening best practices for banks.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2021-07-27T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/state-of-atm-security-dma-vulnerabilities/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7981