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A new rootkit comes to an ATM near you

March 22, 2022 admin ATM fraud, atm malware, atm rootkit, binbash, caketap, cybercrime, lightbasin, miglocleaner, rootkit, slapstick, steelcorgi, steelhound, sun4me, tinyshell, unc1945, unc2891, wingcrack, winghook, wiperight

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:24:19 +0000

CAKETAP is a new rootkit that can run on ATM switch servers—and its not alone in its ATM attacks.

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Everything you need to know about ATM attacks and fraud: part 2

August 2, 2019 admin 101, ALICE, Anunak, assistance fraud, atm attacks, atm cash-out attacks, ATM fraud, atm malware, Barnaby Jack, black box attacks, blog series, c0decalc, Carbanak, cutlet maker, Daniel Regalado, defrauding the elderly, distraction fraud, eavesdropping, extensions for financial services, greendispenser, jackpotting, logical attacks, malware-based attack, padpin, ploutus, sdelete, secure delete, shoulder surfing, social engineering attacks, stimulator, suceful, tyupkin, xfs middleware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

In part two of this two-part series on ATM attacks and fraud, we outline the final two ATM attack types—logical and social engineering—and provide info on how they are conducted, the different malware families used in these attacks, and how to protect against them.

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A week in security (June 24 – 30)

July 1, 2019 admin a week in security, atm attacks, ATM fraud, atm malware strains, ATM scam, Azure, cryptocurrency scams, Facial Recognition, fake jquery, greenflas, Internet of Things, IoT, JavaScript, Massachusettes, Microsoft Azure, scareware, slack, Slack outage, Somerville, spyware, stalkerware, Yandex

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:02:56 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from June 24–30, including top malicious web campaigns, updates on the GreenFlash Sundown exploit, a Malwarebytes initiative to double down on stalkerware detection and awareness, and more.

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A week in security (May 27 – June 2)

June 3, 2019 admin a week in security, Amazon, atm attacks, ATM fraud, baltimore, chrome, City of Baltimore, Department of Justice, doom, Federal Trade Commission, G Suite, gandcrab, gandcrab ransomware, Gmail, google, Google Chrome, hidden bee, justice department, NIST, privacy framework, protonmail, ransomware, Week in security, Youtube

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:09:55 +0000

A roundup of security news from May 27–June 2, including a look at 2019 ransomware outbreaks in the Unites States, ATM fraud, NIST’s privacy framework, more legal problems for Google and Facebook, and more.

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Everything you need to know about ATM attacks and fraud: Part 1

May 30, 2019 admin 101, atm, atm attacks, atm card trapping, atm cash trapping, ATM fraud, atm industry association, atm malware strains, atm physical attack, atm safety guidelines, ATM scam, atm security 101, atm security working group, atm shimming, ATM skimming, atmia, atmswg, automated teller machine, east, ENISA, european association for secured transactions, explosives, glue trap, How-tos, police service of northern ireland, psno, ram raiding, taiwan heist, terminal tampering, vulnerable atm

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000

If you’re familiar with skimming, you may have also heard of shimming, card trapping, and cash trapping. These are attacks and scams targeted at ATMs. Part 1 of our series explores various ATM attack scenarios and explains what users should look out for when using an ATM.

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Independent Krebs

Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

July 24, 2018 admin ATM fraud, C&E rider, Charisse Castagnoli, data breaches, Everest National Insurance Company, First Data, Foregenix, John Marshall Law School, Microsoft Word, National Bank of Blacksburg, Navigator, STAR Network, Verizon

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:38:12 +0000

Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 million total. Now the financial institution is suing its cybersecurity insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses.

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Stolen Passwords Fuel Cardless ATM Fraud

January 23, 2017 admin ATM fraud, avivah litan, cardless ATM, Chase bank, Fox28, gartner, Kristina Markula, Mike Fusco, Other, Regulation E, twofactorauth.org

Some financial instutitions are now offering so-called “cardless ATM” transactions that allow customers to withdraw cash using nothing more than their mobile phones. But as the following story illustrates, this new technology also creates an avenue for thieves to quickly and quietly convert stolen customer bank account usernames and passwords into cold hard cash. Worse still, fraudulent cardless ATM withdrawals may prove more difficult for customers to dispute because they place the victim at the scene of the crime.