(Getty Images) Hackers can still steal wads of cash from ATMs. Here’s the vulnerabilities that could let them in. Hackers may love ransomware, but ATM vulnerabilities still abound, Red Balloon Security researchers explain at DEF CON 2020. Aug 6, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva. (REUTERS / Denis Balibouse) Why did Cyber Command back off its recent plans to call out North Korean hacking? U.S. Cyber Command was set to post another Lazarus Group-linked malware sample to VirusTotal in September, but ultimately decided against it. Why? Oct 22, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Flickr / CC0) Symantec researchers dissect North Korean malware used in ATM attacks The Lazarus Group's hacking scheme has triggered simultaneous withdrawals from ATMs in 23 countries this year alone. Nov 8, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
(Gety Images) Oh, banks have cameras? Two men arrested for ATM jackpotting scheme must’ve forgot Perpetrators dress up like repair technicians and then use malware to get the ATM to eject thousands of dollars of cash. Feb 5, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Gety Images) Europol busts global ATM skimmer network Four Bulgarians were arrested Thursday as part of an international police effort. Nov 30, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Gety Images) The business models behind ATM malware empires Sophisticated criminal operations have strategic vision and perhaps even insider help. Sep 26, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
AlphaBay operated for three years as a marketplace on the Tor network, rising as a leader among dark web marketplaces due to its speed, reliability and availability of goods that separated the site from its competitors. (Flickr) New warning: Super-stealthy fileless malware on the rise Super-stealthy, fileless malware is increasingly being used to defeat cybersecurity systems, according to a new government warning. Apr 4, 2017 By Shaun Waterman
(Gety Images) Turkish hacker gets 8 years in $55M ATM milking scheme The sentence, which also included a requirement that Ercan Findikoglu pay back the $55 million, was announced by Robert Capers, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of… Feb 10, 2017