Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp, two of the world's largest ATM makers, have warned that cyber criminals are targeting U.S. cash machines with tools that force them to spit out cash in hacking schemes known as "jackpotting."
The two ATM makers did not identify any victims or say how much money had been lost. Jackpotting has been rising worldwide in recent years, though it is unclear how much cash has been stolen because victims and police often do not disclose details.
The attacks were reported earlier on Saturday by the security news website Krebs on Security, which said they had begun last year in Mexico.
The companies confirmed to Reuters on Saturday they had sent out the alerts to clients.
Source: Reuters
Article at Krebs on Security.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Monday January 29 2018, @11:57PM
But, this doesn't make the news or bother people, because everybody knows how to do it.
What gets people all worked up is the idea that somebody is walking around with a widget in their pocket that can give them free cash at any ATM, and they don't know how to make or get one of those...
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