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Here is my take on it - I'm skeptical. Sure I'll believe that a number of ATMs are compromised. But it seems like every ATM he walked up to was broadcasting this. To me this seems like an, arguably exploitable, maintenance tool than a ring of ATM thieves. Free2Move appears to be a standard tool for serial over bluetooth [1].
He can't possibly be the first and only person to find this - so I attempted to google "free2move atm" and only his article shows up (about skimming).
I'm not saying this is a fake article - but to me seems amateuristic for someone of his stature. I would have expected he would work with at least one authority figure to show that without a doubt an ATM is compromised - along with a tear down of the device.
Also I'm not sure how I feel about him convincing people not to use an ATM that may or may not be compromised. If he did believe 100% it was compromised he should have talked to someone in management to have the ATM unplugged and serviced (that would make for an interesting article to see if they actually take him seriously and not just plug it back in when he leaves).
My two cents...
[1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cablematic-Free2Move-Bluetooth-Seria...