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Man convicted for using MP3 players to hack ATMs

November 26, 2006

Finextra: A U.K. computer expert who used portable music players to bug ATMs was sentenced to 32 months by a crown court in Manchester, England, after pleading guilty to the fraud. The fraud took place before the introduction of chip and PIN technology in the United Kingdom. According to press reports, the stolen data was used by Parsons and his accomplices to buy £200,000 (U.S. $387,000) worth of goods.