"Ah, why?" a female employee wearing a skirt interjected. She had bought StarTech shares.
"Damn it, I bought StarTech shares," another male employee wearing glasses said.
"I advise you guys to sell them quickly. StarTech phones have such a huge security vulnerability exposed; the stock price is bound to plummet," the curly-haired man emphasized.
"Holy crap, then I'll sell quickly!" The female employee immediately opened the stock software, preparing to sell her StarTech shares.
Fortunately, the curly-haired man reminded them in time, otherwise, they would have suffered huge losses.
A few minutes later, the stock price of StarTech Electronics began to fluctuate, suddenly dropping by 0.3%.
0.3% might not seem like much, but the total market value of StarTech Electronics is extremely high. A 0.3% drop is equivalent to billions of credits.
And this was just the beginning.
"Haha!"
Elliot laughed heartily.
What was he laughing at?
All these bullet comments were points.
His
Awesome!
"Thank you to the Pinnacle University team and the Emerald Shield Cybersecurity Company team for their wonderful performance!" Host Sam Ning said. "Next, our program will enter the second part of the exhibition match. This segment will be even more exciting, so don't miss it!"
On the stage, besides Elliot, the other two groups of contestants had left.
"Little Boy's performance just now was truly breathtaking. What kind of challenge will he bring next? Let's wait and see!" Sam Ning said loudly.
Elliot revealed a mysterious smile. "Every day, each of us uses bank ATM machines. Have you ever thought that ATM machines also have vulnerabilities?
"Next, what I am going to demonstrate is how to attack an ATM machine and withdraw the money from it without using a bank card or a password."
As soon as Elliot finished speaking, the large screen displayed the challenge content: "Challenge Goal: Within one hour, hack a bank ATM machine."
[ATM machine?!]
[This… How is this possible?!]
[No way? This is too exaggerated, right?]
[Can bank ATM machines also be attacked by
...
The audience below the stage discussed animatedly, finding it hard to believe.
"To complete this challenge, we specially invited the Central Federation Bank in River City to participate in our program. We thank the Central Federation Bank for providing us with the test ATM machine," Sam Ning said. "Let's connect with the reporter outside the venue, Anya."
"Anya, can you hear me?"
"Brother Sam, I can hear you," a clear female voice came from the large screen.
The scene switched to outside the venue.
A female reporter about 25 years old, with a bun hairstyle, wearing a vest printed with the words "I am a Geek", appeared in the camera.
Behind her was a bustling street, with heavy traffic and flashing neon signs. It was past eight o'clock in the evening, the busiest time in the city.
"Hello everyone, audience friends at the scene, I am the outside reporter Anya, and I am currently at the Central Federation Bank on Zenith Road in River City," Anya said to the camera.
She walked a few steps forward, and a grand building appeared in the camera, which was the Central Federation Bank.
A middle-aged man in a suit stood at the bank entrance, waiting for Anya.
"Manager Yang, hello!" Anya smiled and went to greet him.
"Hello, hello!" The man in the suit smiled and extended his hand.
The two shook hands in greeting.
"Thank you Manager Yang for providing convenience for our program."
The two walked into the bank while talking.
They arrived at the ATM withdrawal area. There were a total of six ATM machines inside. In front of one of the ATM machines, there was still a customer standing, ready to withdraw money. Seeing the camera, he didn't withdraw the money and quickly walked away.
"Dear audience, the challenge that 'Little Boy' is going to undertake is one of these six ATM machines. He is going to withdraw the money from the ATM machine without using a bank card or a password," Anya said to the camera. "Manager Yang, do you think a
"Impossible!" Manager Yang shook his head without hesitation. He simply did not believe that a
The security level of bank ATM machines is very high. How could a
"Can Little Boy successfully complete the challenge? Let's wait and see!" After Anya finished speaking, the camera cut back to the studio hall.
In the studio hall, host Sam Ning said, "Little Boy, do you have confidence in successfully completing the challenge?"
"No problem," Elliot's voice came from the screen, full of confidence.
"Okay! Then let's wait and see!" Sam Ning said.
"Manager Yang, I want to confirm first, I haven't communicated with your bank before, right? I haven't tampered with this ATM machine in advance, have I?" Elliot called out.
"No, absolutely not, we have never met before," Manager Yang quickly shook his head and denied it.
Anya took out a contract from her pocket and showed it to the camera. It was the agreement signed between the program team and the Central Federation Bank. The agreement clearly stipulated that the Central Federation Bank would provide the ATM machine for the program team and guarantee that the challenge process was completely real, without any cheating.
It was impossible for the Central Federation Bank to cooperate with the program in faking it, which would be equivalent to damaging their own reputation. Is there anyone that foolish?
"Please, the staff outside, cooperate with me," Elliot said.
A staff member appeared in the camera, holding a laptop.
"Please go behind the ATM machine and take a look. On the chassis, there is a cover with the words 'Maintenance' written on it. Please open it," Elliot said.
The staff member went around to the back of the ATM machine. He entered a room in the bank where the other end of the ATM machine was located. The staff member found the cover with the words "Maintenance" written on it.
Then, the staff member held a key and opened the cover.
"Is there a data cable interface inside? Do you see it?" Elliot asked.
"Is it this one?" the staff member asked.
The cameraman behind him aimed the camera at the data cable interface, and the picture was also synchronized to the large screen in the studio hall.
"That's right, it's this one. Plug in the data cable," Elliot said.
The staff member connected one end of the data cable to the laptop and the other end to the data interface inside the ATM machine.
"Clatter!"
Elliot typed on the keyboard, writing the attack code.
At the same time, the code was also displayed on the large screen.
Few of the audience members understood the code, but they were impressed.
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(End of this chapter)
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