FBI warns of sophisticated attack on ATMs

Marielle Segarra Aug 14, 2018
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A man takes out Euro banknotes from an automated teller machine.  JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images

FBI warns of sophisticated attack on ATMs

Marielle Segarra Aug 14, 2018
A man takes out Euro banknotes from an automated teller machine.  JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images
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The website Krebs on Security reports that on Friday, the FBI sent banks around the country an alert. It said cyber criminals were preparing to a launch a global fraud scheme known as an “ATM cashout.” Small- and medium-sized banks appear most vulnerable to these kind of ATM attacks.

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