[time-nuts] Re: GPS Leap Second

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <42F3A1E5.80707 at febo.com>, John Ackermann N8UR writes:
> 
> 
>>>>The first big test was when New Zealand turned
>>>>over, and we had a guy standing in front of an ATM to do a test
>>>>transaction ASAP.  Fortunately, it worked. :-)
>>>
>>>Did he get to keep the money?
>>
>>I think it was his own account... but I think to make up for it, he
>>might have been on local TV.
> 
> 
> Sounds like a bargain "And make sure they are zoomed in on the ATM
> all the time so they can see you don't cheat.  Too bad about your
> PIN code though..." :-)
> 

I see much more info than I would like to about ATM "skimming" and other
fraud.  The bad guys are very, very creative -- and some of them are
pretty talented hackers (both hardware and software).