Tuesday 14 August 2018

FBI warns of massive ATM scam that could affect banks worldwide


The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned banks that cybercriminals are poised to carry out an “ATM cash-out,” an operation that gives thieves access to untold sums of money by bypassing security measures on an ATM. If successful, the operation has the potential to be a heist unlike any we’ve ever seen. The FBI told banks on Friday: The FBI has obtained unspecified reporting indicating cyber criminals are planning to conduct a global Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cash-out scheme in the coming days, likely associated with an unknown card issuer breach and common referred to as an ‘unlimited operation‘.…

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https://ift.tt/2KSYqLP Bryan Clark August 13, 2018 at 06:00PM

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