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Protect Your ATM Fleet from Jackpotting, Skimming & Network Attacks.
ATM Security Assessment is a specialised evaluation of your ATM infrastructure covering both physical and logical security — the ATM application, operating system, network connectivity, card data handling, cash dispensing mechanisms, and physical tamper protections.
India operates over 2.5 lakh ATMs, and they are frequent targets for both physical and cyber attacks. ATM jackpotting (where malware forces the ATM to dispense cash), card skimming, man-in-the-middle attacks on ATM network connections, and application-level exploits are all active threats in the Indian banking environment.
RBI mandates regular security assessments of ATM infrastructure, and our testing methodology covers all RBI guidelines for ATM security, PA-DSS requirements, and PCI DSS controls relevant to ATM environments.
ATM attacks in India are rising. The types of attacks range from physical skimming devices to sophisticated malware like Ploutus and Tyupkin that can take control of the ATM's cash dispensing mechanism. Network attacks intercepting communication between the ATM and the host can manipulate transaction authorisation responses.
Many Indian banks still run ATMs on Windows XP or Windows 7 with no possibility of patching. ATM application whitelisting is either not implemented or incorrectly configured. Network connections between ATMs and the host use unencrypted or weakly encrypted channels. Physical USB ports are accessible and not disabled. These are all findings from our assessments of Indian ATM deployments.
For banks and white-label ATM operators, RBI expects regular security testing of ATM infrastructure as part of their overall cybersecurity programme.
Every ATM Security Assessment engagement with Verentix delivers concrete, actionable outcomes:
ATM Configuration Review (Day 1-3): Review of ATM software configuration, OS hardening, application whitelisting, and patch management across a representative sample of ATMs.
A private sector bank in western India found that 40% of their ATM fleet was running unpatched Windows 7 with application whitelisting disabled — meaning any malware could execute on the ATM. Our findings drove an accelerated OS upgrade programme.
A white-label ATM operator discovered through our assessment that their ATM-to-host communication used DES encryption (which is cryptographically broken) instead of the required 3DES or AES. A man-in-the-middle attack could intercept and modify transaction authorisation responses.
A cooperative bank in Maharashtra found USB ports active and accessible on their ATMs — allowing physical access to load malware directly. Simple BIOS-level controls and physical port blocking were implemented within 2 weeks of our report.
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