NgCERT issued a cybersecurity advisory on June 25, 2026, alerting financial institutions of a coordinated ATM cash-out attack that resulted in losses exceeding $2 million at UBA Senegal. The attack involved 3,421…
Four Venezuelan nationals were arrested for stealing $529,220 (KES 68.7M) from ATMs along Interstate 95 in Connecticut. The suspects employed sophisticated malware, including the Ploutus strain, to execute 'jackpotting'…
Carlos Javier Padron and Oddry Arnoldo Cabrera Torrealba, both Venezuelan nationals, were sentenced to 78 months in prison for their roles in an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that utilized Ploutus malware. This scheme…
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 54 individuals in connection with an ATM jackpotting scheme utilizing Ploutus malware. This campaign involved the development and deployment of a variant of the malware, which…
In 2025, thieves exploited vulnerabilities in ATMs to steal over $20 million using malware-assisted jackpotting techniques. The FBI reported that of the 1,900 incidents of ATM jackpotting since 2020, more than 700…
In January 2026, U.S. federal authorities sentenced two Venezuelan nationals, Luz Granados and Johan Gonzalez-Jimenez, for their involvement in a multi-state ATM jackpotting scheme. The attackers exploited older-model…
A Venezuelan gang, linked to Tren de Aragua, has been charged with deploying Ploutus malware on ATMs across the United States. This operation has allegedly siphoned millions of dollars illegally, with US officials…
A federal grand jury in Nebraska has indicted 54 individuals for their involvement in a conspiracy to deploy malware and commit ATM jackpotting fraud. The indictments include two separate incidents, with 22 individuals…