A well-funded criminal gang targeted an overseas bank and commandeered at least four ATM machines with malware-rigged USB sticks. The attack could work on banks in the U.S. as well, CrowdStrike researcher says. The attackers physically took apart the ATM machines and inserted a USB stick into the printer port, giving them control of the ATM’s Windows XP-based operating system. The only clue is that the balance in the machine declines — the theft transaction isn’t detected. The entire transaction of emptying the ATM takes a few short minutes.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/criminals-control-cash-out-bank-s-atm-machines