Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 2010, the hacker world watched in awe as Barnaby Jack, a New Zealand cybersecurity expert, performed an act straight out of a heist movie: he made two ATMs spit cash on command, live on stage.
This dramatic demonstration at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference instantly turned him into a legend. Jack was known as a “white hat” hacker—an ethical type who hunted down system weaknesses to help prevent cybercrime. But in his relentless pursuit of vulnerabilities, he ventured beyond ATMs and into far darker territory...
In 2010, the hacker world watched in awe as Barnaby Jack, a New Zealand cybersecurity expert, performed an act straight out of a heist movie: he made two ATMs spit cash on command, live on stage.
This dramatic demonstration at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference instantly turned him into a legend. Jack was known as a “white hat” hacker—an ethical type who hunted down system weaknesses to help prevent cybercrime. But in his relentless pursuit of vulnerabilities, he ventured beyond ATMs and into far darker territory...
