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First of all, we are going to analyze the forecasts we made at the end of 2020 and see how accurate they were. Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations. Finally, we will make some forecasts about financial attacks in 2022. Analysis of forecasts for 2021 […]
Continue ReadingThe FBI warns of an increase of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and QR Codes to facilitate payment. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published an alert to warn the public of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes to complete payment transactions. This payment option makes it quite impossible to […]
Continue ReadingResearchers demonstrated how crooks could hack Diebold Nixdorf’s Wincor Cineo ATMs to bypass black-box attack protections and withdraw cash. Positive Technologies researchers Vladimir Kononovich and Alexey Stennikov have discovered security flaws Wincor Cineo ATMs that could be exploited to bypass Black-Box attack protections and withdraw cash. “According to Vladimir Kononovich, some manufacturers rely on security through […]
Continue ReadingBy Deeba Ahmed Europol revealed that the gang was involved in at least fifteen ATM bombings in Germany, causing financial losses of around €2.15 million. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ATM bombing suspect blew himself up while filming tutorial Source: hack read com
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The Polish authorities have detained two individuals committing so-called ‘Black Box’ attacks, targeting ATMs, whereby criminal offenders attach electronic devices to cash machines and electronically force them into spraying all the money. The Polish authorities did this with the assistance of Europol. Following the ATM ‘jackpotting’ attack, which fraudulently led cash machines throughout Europe […]
Continue ReadingATMs play a very vital role in everyone’s life, there are many people who use ATMs to withdraw cash directly. However, the threat actors are now targetting the ATMs to implement their organized plan. According to Joseph Rodriguez, a very serious flaw has been detected by a cybersecurity expert of the IOActive in the NFC […]
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Bengaluru Police have confronted a freshly growing crime that goes under the name ATM fraud. In this ATM fraud, the actors steal the money from the ATM by fixing a device and hacking the bank’s servers with their master dupe. In recent times, a Columbian woman has been accused of this fraud. She was […]
Continue ReadingThe banking sector has always been at the center of criminal attention. Today, banks must contend with near-constant cyber attacks from organized criminal gangs, as well as highly skilled and well-resourced threat actors working on behalf of nation-states. In recent years we have seen multiple APT groups launching sophisticated attacks on financial institutions around the […]
Continue ReadingThe PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) issued a joint bulletin to highlight an increasing threat that requires urgent awareness and attention. What is the threat? An ATM cash-out attack is an elaborate and choreographed attack in which criminals breach a bank or payment card processor and manipulate fraud […]
Continue ReadingATM manufacturers Diebold Nixdorf and NCR have fixed a number of software vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code with or without SYSTEM privileges, and to make illegal cash withdrawals by committing deposit forgery and issueing valid commands to dispense currency. About the vulnerabilities “Diebold Nixdorf ProCash 2100xe USB ATMs running Wincor Probase version […]
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