No worries, these hackers aren’t targeting personal bank accounts. These clever thieves have found a way to make ATMs spit out massive wads of cash. The process involves “black boxes”- rogue devices that open up programming interfaces inside the machine, as Futurism details:
Jackpotting involves attaching rogue devices called “black boxes” to open up programming interfaces inside the ATM machine’s software and issue commands, forcing it to, proverbially, make it rain.
According to a statement issued by multinational banking solutions corporation Diebold Nixdorf, thieves have worked out a new way to get their hands of copious amounts of cash.
The hacks typically involve a combination of brute force and cyberattack savvy.
“In the recent incidents, attackers are focusing on outdoor systems and are destroying parts of the fascia in order to gain physical access to the head compartment,” reads the security alert. After getting inside of the ATM, the thieves hook up special USB devices, in order to trigger the banking machine to dispense money.
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