Ruben Santamarta, a security researcher from IOActive, discovered a way to trick a certain machine recognitionof counterfeit banknotes. "Teasing" it firmware of the specific counterfeit detection machine (widely used in Spain) has managed to recognize just cards as banknotes.
Η device in which the expert performed the research his is from Secureuro.
According to the manufacturer, the detector counterfeit notes cannot be cheated. However, the expert proved that this is not the case.
First of all, the researcher discovered that Secureuro provides access to its firmware without even hacking. In addition, the firmware is not protected by any encryption system.
Additional technical details on the attack they can be found on her blog IOActive.
