Security News > 2020 > May > France Says Breaks Up International ATM 'Jackpotting' Network
French prosecutors said on Friday that police had broken up an international network aimed at the so-called "Jackpotting" of ATMs that makes the machines eject all the cash they have inside.
Jackpotting has become a known criminal scourge across the world in recent years.
Malware is inserted into a cash machine - either manually or remotely - and a hacker then prompts the ATM to eject all its cash into the hands of accomplices at the scene.
Heitz said that between May 10-12 several individuals from the "Russian-speaking community" suspected of belonging to an "International jackpotting organisation" were detained in n Colombes outside Paris, Laval in western France and the southern city of Nice while trying to damage an ATM. It said that the criminal group worked across Europe to insert malware into ATMs, attacking the machines at night.
Nineteen incidents across France have already come to light, with the financial damage estimated at 280,000 euros.