Recently, robberies are occurring at ATMs through the installation of malicious software and/or hardware that makes the ATM dispense a large amount of money to the criminal. This type of crime has been called “Jackpotting”.
To manipulate the operations of the ATM and carry out a jackpot attack, thieves must be physically present at the ATM and from there use
malware or specialized electronic products, often a
combination of both.
Thieves are attacking front-loading ATMs, they disguise themselves as ATM technicians and connect a
laptop with an image of the operating system of
ATMs along with a mobile device to the ATM
ATM that they intend to attack.
Next, they locate a connection point using an endoscope for this purpose and download the malicious program, so that the ATM dispenses bills at a rate of 40 bills every 23 Seconds, and so on until it is empty.
ATMs that
still run on Windows XP are particularly vulnerable, and
ATM operators are advised to upgrade to a version of Windows 7
to overcome this specific type of attack.