Security News > 2020 > January > Man Sentenced in ATM Skimming Conspiracy

A New York state man has been sentenced to five years for an elaborate ATM skimming conspiracy that allowed him to steal at least $390,141 from victims.

They then used those counterfeit cards to steal money from the accounts, according to DoJ. Rusu, a Romanian national, was part of a larger ATM skimming scheme that ultimately drained more than $868,000 from accounts.

ATM theft as an activity is nothing new - with attack vectors varying.

Surveillance camera footage from one attack showed the men opening the top of an ATM in order to physically deploy Ploutus.

The Department of Justice said a search of their vehicle revealed "Tools and electronic devices consistent with items needed to compromise an ATM machine to dispense its cash content."

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