Authorities dismantle criminal gang that used malware to steal cash from ATMs

Gang of criminals stole 200,000 euros from ATMs in the E.U. and Russia after infecting them with a malware program known as Tyupkin. The program was first documented by antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab in Oct. 2014. It can be installed on ATMs though a bootable CD and forces the machine to dispense cash when receiving specific commands entered through the PIN pad. The gang targeted ATMs made by U.S.-based NCR that had a CD-ROM unit inside and whose protective front covers could be opened easily with a universal key.”]

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