New 'money bomb' scam targets South Africans at ATMs
BusinessTech
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has warned against scams and other safety issues leading up to and during the festive season. According to the group, robberies where criminals follow a victim after a withdrawal at an ATM or ...

Most ATMs can be hacked in under 20 minutes
ZDNet
An extensive testing session carried out by bank security experts at Positive Technologies has revealed that most ATMs can be hacked in under 20 minutes, and even less, in certain types of attacks. Experts tested ATMs from NCR, Diebold Nixdorf, and ...

Two men sentenced for ATM 'jackpotting,' stealing $125000
HollandSentinel.com
Throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Michigan, Zerpa-Ruiz and Pinto-Coronado would rob banks by infecting the ATMs' hard drives with malware that would force the machine to dispense all of its cash quickly. The scheme is called “jackpotting,” ...

Symantec uncovers tool used by Lazarus to carry out ATM attacks
Backend News
To make the fraudulent withdrawals, Lazarus first breaches targeted banks' networks and compromises the switch application servers handling ATM transactions. Once these servers are compromised, previously unknown malware (Trojan.Fastcash) is ...

Thieves steal digger and rip ATM out of 500-year-old building
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Thieves have smashed through the wall of a 500 year old building in Chipping Campden to rip out a cash machine. Residents in Chipping Campden awoke to the aftermath of the destruction on Thursday, after the brazen criminals stole a JCB digger to carry ...

Thieves use explosives to steal ATM from Romanian bank but their plan fails
Romania-Insider.com
Two thieves tried to steal an ATM from a bank unit in the town of Bolintin Vale, in Giurgiu county, using explosives, local Adevarul reported. However, the attempted robbery failed. The incident occurred on the night of Monday to Tuesday. The two used ...