atms

In the autonomous community, a criminal group was arrested, whose members organized robberies of elderly people while they were withdrawing cash from ATMs. According to preliminary estimates, the total damage caused by illegal actions of intruders is about 21 thousand euros. It is noted that...

In Russia, the number of cases of theft of money from bank cards using ATMs located in other countries is growing. The amount of thefts amounts to hundreds of millions of rubles. In total, more than 6.4 billion rubles were stolen in Russia in 2024, of which clients managed to return only a...

Five Romanians carders have been arrested in Melbourne on suspicion of using skimming to produce counterfeit bank cards. According to local media reports, scammers managed to steal more than $1 million (apparently in Australian dollars) using just one of the “infected” ATMs . Experts from the...

Researchers from Positive Technologies have identified vulnerabilities in Wincor ATMs of the Cineo line (the trademark belongs to the Diebold Nixdorf concern). As it turns out, they can be forced to issue cash by issuing a command from an external device - despite protection against such...

While monitoring the activity of the LightBasin cybercriminal group, experts came across a previously unknown Unix rootkit that is used to steal payment data from ATMs. Using this malware, attackers can conduct unauthorized transactions. The operators of the new rootkit are known for their...

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation sent information to banks about the spread of a virus that forces ATMs to issue money using a code entered from the keyboard. Anyone can withdraw money from an ATM infected with this virus, just know the code. ATMs manufactured by NCR were infected...

Metabase Q experts have discovered a new malware designed to steal cash from ATMs running Windows. How infection occurs has not been established, but most likely it requires physical access to the device. An analysis of the sample carried out by the cybersecurity company showed that the Trojan...

In the digital space, a new type of malware for ATMs is actively spreading, which impresses with its effectiveness — its success, according to the authors, reaches 99%. This malicious software, dubbed "EU ATM Malware", is capable of hacking almost any ATM in Europe and about 60% of ATMs around...

Every month we receive 20–50 thousand calls with questions about ATM servicing. Most often, engineers call to find out the status of an application, gain access, check software versions, etc. Or cash collectors - to understand whether there are any malfunctions on the ATM they are dissecting...

Kaspersky Lab has discovered and analyzed interesting malware that targets banks and banking networks. This is a whole software package consisting of about 30 different modules that can remain in the banking network undetected for a long time. The Metel system is called (there is also another...

MGM Resorts, which operates hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, faced a “cybersecurity issue” that forced management to shut down much of its gaming systems, ATMs and credit card machines. The company's main website also stopped working, and the ability to book hotels online was disabled. MGM...

On 15 August 2023, due to a glitch, Bank of Ireland ATMs began dispensing €1,000 to each customer with a zero account balance. Customers began lining up at such ATMs after they learned about the banking error through word of mouth and social networks. Police said they were aware of an "unusual...

First Bank, one of the largest banks in Taiwan, was paralyzed. The bank faced a large-scale attack: masked men simultaneously emptied three dozen ATMs worth $2 million. The police were at a loss: there were no signs of hacking or overhead skimmers on the ATM bodies. The attackers didn't even use...

At first, when I talk about my interest in ATMs, my interlocutor's eyes glaze over. But then, when I explain why I think their role is important, many people begin to remember their stories related to them. A chance meeting in line, or the fear of being robbed in an unfamiliar place, or the...

According to the Japanese publication The Mainichi, on Sunday it became known that more than 1.4 billion yen ($12.7 million) were stolen from 1,400 ATMs located throughout Japan in May. The operation was completed in just two hours. So far, the main version of law enforcement agencies is the...

Employees of the “K” department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, specializing in crimes in the IT sector, caught a gang of fraudsters who installed fake ATMs. Three residents of Udmurtia bought decommissioned ATMs, updated them and placed them in crowded places in Moscow, the Moscow region...

No, this is not cooking software at all. Here we are talking about a “cutlet of money”, not a dish. Automated teller machines (ATM) are specialized machines that are designed to conduct various types of financial transactions, including issuing cash. As a rule, their control unit is a modified...

In El Salvador, they began to install 200 ATMs that will allow transactions with bitcoins. In addition, this option will be available in 50 bank branches across the country. Crypto ATMs in El Salvador El Salvador is preparing the infrastructure before the law recognizing Bitcoin as a means of...

Once again, while withdrawing money from an ATM of one of the Ukrainian banks, I noticed an information message that asked me to make sure that the PIN keyboard matches the image on the screen. After checking the image, I realized that the keyboards are different. I examined the PIN keyboard...

Actually, the word “hacker” is used here in a positive context, not implying a computer hacker. It's quite the opposite - network security specialist Jack Barnaby learned how to hack ATMs in order to point out to developers the main vulnerabilities of the system. In general, Jack found an easy...