Europol cracks down on ATM black box attack scheme

Europol has made 27 arrests in relation to an ATM jackpotting scheme, with more suspects being tracked across Europe. This week, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) said that 20 European member states alongside Norway have come together to make a series of arrests and shut down ATM “black box” attacks across the region. According to Europol, 27 arrests have already been made and more are on the horizon as a result of a two-year investigation into the cybercriminal scheme, which involves compromising ATM machines to dispense cash fraudulently.
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