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jackpotting attacks

Spanish and Chinese criminals working together to hack banking networks & ATMs

Nepalese authorities managed to disrupt a complex hacking operation against some banking networks and ATMs in the country. According to experts in vulnerability testing, Zhu Lianang, a Chinese citizen who was caught trying to withdraw thousands of Nepalese rupees from an ATM using cloned debit cards, was arrested this weekend. After interrogating the arrested, a […]

He made a fortune by ATM jackpotting Las Vegas casinos. Real gambler & hacker

ATMs remain one of the favorite targets of multiple malicious users; especially in places where large numbers of these machines are concentrated, ensure ethical hacking experts. This time, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a man of Venezuelan origin for the hacking of several ATMs, resulting in large amounts of cash being extracted. […]

This hacker group attacks banks around the world to cash out ATMs

Cybersecurity services specialists report the detection of a hacking campaign operated by a group of cybercriminals specializing in attacks against banking institutions; the campaign was detected in four different locations on the Asian continent: Sri Lanka, India, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh. This hacker group has been identified as “Silence”, has been active at least since 2016 […]

Europol report – Cyber attacks against ATM networks on the rise

Cyber criminals are targeting ATM machines through the banks’ networks, the operations involve squads of money mules for the cashout. The Europe’s policing agency warns of a rise of cyber attacks against ATM machines. Criminal organizations are targeting ATM machines through the banks’ networks, the operations involve squads of money mules for the cashout. “The malware being used has […]

Crooks steal millions from European ATMs with jackpotting attacks

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 […]