Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2022
Threat actors have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the General Bytes Bitcoin ATM servers to steal BTC from multiple customers. Threat actors have exploited a zero-day flaw in General Bytes Bitcoin ATM servers that allowed them to hijack transactions associated with deposits and withdrawal of funds. GENERAL BYTES is the world’s largest Bitcoin, Blockchain, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2021
The 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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2021
Researchers 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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
A cyber criminal organization has stolen money from at least 35 Italian ATMs with a black box attack technique. A criminal organization has stolen money from at least 35 ATMs and Post Office cash dispensers operated by Italian banks with a new black box attack technique. The Carabinieri of Monza dismantled by the gang, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2020
ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf is warning banks a new ATM black box attack technique that was recently employed in cyber thefts in Europe. Black box attacks are a type of jackpotting attack aimed at forcing an ATM to dispense the cash by sending a command through a “black box” device. In this attack, a black box […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2019
Visa Payment Fraud Disruption warns of a new JavaScript skimmer dubbed Pipka used to siphon payment data from e-commerce merchant websites. Visa Payment Fraud Disruption warns of a new JavaScript skimmer dubbed Pipka that was used by crooks to steal payment data from e-commerce merchant websites. Experts discovered the Pipka while investigating an e-commerce website […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 24, 2019
Kaspersky experts spotted a new piece of ATM malware, dubbed ATMDtrack, that was developed and used by North Korea-linked hackers. Kaspersky researchers discovered a new piece of ATM malware, tracked as ATMDtrack, that was developed and used by North Korea-linked hackers. Threat actors deployed the malware on ATM systems to steal payment card details of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2019
Automated teller machine vendor Diebold Nixdorf has released security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability in older ATMs. Diebold Nixdorf discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in older ATMs and is urging its customers in installing security updates it has released to address the flaw. The vulnerability affects older Opteva model ATMs, Diebold Nixdorf […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2019
Malware researchers from Kaspersky Lab have detected a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that was designed to target automated teller machines (ATMs). Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that target ATMs, it could be used by crooks to make the ATMs automatically dispense all cash from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2018
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been using FastCash Trojan to compromise AIX servers to empty tens of millions of dollars from ATMs. Security experts from Symantec have discovered a malware, tracked as FastCash Trojan, that was used by the Lazarus APT Group, in a string of attacks against ATMs. The ATP group has been using this malware […]
