Security News

Week in review: ATM attacks, security automation, hacking for fun and profit
2018-05-14 02:22

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: iOS users are 18x more likely to be phished than to download malware Phishing is the number one mobile threat...

ATM attacks: How hackers are going for gold
2018-05-11 12:20

Imagine winning the lottery and having an ATM spit huge amounts of cash at you. That’s exactly what some cyber criminals are after. They’re targeting ATMs and launching “jackpotting” attacks,...

No Card Required: 'Black Box' ATM Attacks Move Into Europe
2018-04-18 18:03

Jackpotting Attacks Cost Banks Nearly $2 MillionFraudsters are now gingerly testing the waters in central and Western Europe with attacks that drain cash machines of their funds, according to a...

New Strain of ATM Jackpotting Malware Discovered
2018-04-06 12:08

A new type of ATM jackpotting malware has been discovered. Dubbed ATMJackpot, the malware appears to be still under development, and to have originated in Hong Kong. There are no current details...

Duo Charged Over ATM "Jackpotting" Attacks
2018-02-06 14:13

Two men were charged in the United States with bank fraud from their involvement an alleged ATM "jackpotting" operation. Alex Alberto Fajin-Diaz, 31, a citizen of Spain, and Argenys Rodriguez, 21,...

Feds Charge Two ATM Jackpotting Malware Suspects
2018-02-06 13:33

US Secret Service Alert: ATM Attackers Are Dressing Like Diebold TechniciansThe Department of Justice has charged two men, arrested in Connecticut near the scene of a jackpotting attack against a...

Jackpotting Attacks Against US ATMs
2018-02-01 12:23

Brian Krebs is reporting sophisticated jackpotting attacks against US ATMs. The attacker gains physical access to the ATM, plants malware using specialized electronics, and then later returns and...

ATM Jackpotting Attacks Strike in U.S.
2018-01-30 17:32

Hackers have been targeting automated teller machines (ATMs) in the United States to make them spill out cash using an attack technique known as “jackpotting.” read more

Ploutus.D Malware Variant Used in U.S.-based ATM Jackpotting Attacks
2018-01-29 22:32

ATM maker NCR Corp. is warning that cyber criminals are hacking U.S. cash machines with malware that can drain machines dry of cash.

First ATM 'Jackpotting' Attacks Hit US
2018-01-29 10:03

Cash-Out Malware Called 'Ploutus' Migrates North From MexicoU.S. Secret Service alert: For the first time, malware-using fraudsters have been draining U.S. ATMs of their cash via what's known as a...