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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has dealt a severe blow to cybercrime. Vulnerability testing experts reported that American authorities have arrested 18 hackers from various countries allegedly involved in multiple financial frauds, stealing tens of millions of dollars from both banking and users. The DOJ mentions that these cyberciminals are involved in the theft […]
As much as $50,000 taken from infected machine in Connecticut, prosecutors say. Two men have been charged with stealing as much as $50,000 through “Jackpotting,” a crime that causes malware-infected ATMs to rapidly empty their cash reserves to waiting accomplices. Alex Alberto Fajin-Diaz, 31, of Spain, and Argenys Rodriguez, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, allegedly dressed […]
MoneyTaker hackers, A group of Russian hackers, has been laying waste to banks internationally and locally. In the past 18 months, this group has stolen a total of $10 million from America and Russia combined and $81 from Bangladesh. This group is a large one and their recent heists happened when they hacked into 20 […]
In May 2017, Kaspersky security researchers have noticed a forum post advertising ATM (Automated teller machine) malware that was targeting specific vendor ATMs. The malware has been sold on the AlphaBay Dark Web marketplace since May 2017, but today, its administrators started a new standalone website after US authorities had taken down AlphaBay in mid-July. […]
Criminal gangs like the Cobalt gang are now focusing their efforts on the banks to steal cash directly from the ATMs with jackpotting attacks. Security experts are assisting a change of tactics for the criminal organizations who target the ATMs and online banking credentials. Crooks are now focusing their efforts on the banks in the attempt to […]