An international hacker possibly linked to international criminal gangs has managed to "raise" more than $ 1 million from ATMs in the United States by jackpotting. This method forces ATMs to throw money like the well-known slot machines when they hit the jackpot, a US intelligence official said on Monday.
In the last few days there have been about fifty successful jackpotting attacks, the official said.
Hacking ATMs spewing torrents of cash have been seen across the United States from the southern part of the country in the New England region to the Northeast, said Matthew O'Neill, an agent in the criminal investigations division. at Reuters.
The jackpotting attacks in the United States, according to O'Neill, came in the second year, following attacks in various parts of Europe and Latin America in recent years.
"It was only a matter of time before they hit our country," O'Neill said.
Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp, two of the world's largest ATM makers, warned last weekteam that cybercriminals are targeting ATMs with specific tools required for jackpotting.
Diebold Nixdorf's warning details the steps criminals take. These include the acquisition of physics access, την αντικατάσταση του σκληρού δίσκου και τη χρήση ενός βιομηχανικού ενδοσκοπίου για την πίεση ενός εσωτερικού κουμπιού που μπορεί να προκαλέσει επαναφορά της devices.
The machineματα που λειτουργούν με Windows XP είναι πιο ευάλωτα, ενώ τα ATM που χρησιμοποιούν Windows 7 προστατεύονται better from the attacks.
"There is no magic solution to the problem"
Jackpotting has been increasing worldwide in recent years, though it is unclear how much money has been stolen because victims and police often do not disclose all the details.
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