It was a genius ATM hack that allowed two Tennessee men to steal $400,000 in cash. But in the end it was a stupid move that got them both caught and charged with 30 counts of computer fraud and conspiracy. Khaled Abdel Fattah, a Nashville restaurateur and chef, and his accomplice Chris Folad are alleged to have used a six-digit default passcodes to cash out money over the course of 18 months in Nashville. Fattah had insider knowledge of the codes that are set by the makers of the ATMs, according to Help Net Security. When typed in, the ATMs would revert to 'Operator Mode'.
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Nashville restaurateur Khaled Fattah and accomplice Chris Folad allegedly used a factor-set default code to reconfigure remote ATMs in Nashville
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The codes allowed them to change the operator settings of the machines
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They would trick ATMs into dispensing them $20 notes when asked for $1
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It netted them $400,000 over 18 months
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Pair were caught by the Secret Service because they used their own cards
The two targeted smaller kiosk or convenience store @placeholder around Nashville - larger banks would not have used the same passcode - and they would revert the settings back to normal after each transaction.