"Hackers Found a New Way to Rip Off ATMs In its latest cyber threat report, Trend Micro’s researchers highlight the growing number of network-based attacks targeting ATMs; what the multinational security software company dubs a “shift in the malware landscape.” These attacks, which can cause ATMs to spit out tens of thousands of dollars, differ from skimmers, fake keypads, and malware injected on site, in the way that they require no physical interaction with the machine. Criminals further benefit from remote attacks because virtually any ATM is a target, whereas physical tampering typically requires privacy—accessing the machine at night, in a dark alley or corner, somewhere concealed from potential onlookers and cops..." https://gizmodo.com/hackers-found-a-new-way-to-rip-off-atms-1818859798 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/global-banks-alert-hackers-launch-covert-atm-heists-via-malware-1641030
And then there's the old-fashioned (attempted) analog way. . Demonstrating the advances of the digital age. "Attempted ATM theft at Nationals Park Four people in a stolen U-Haul tried to steal an ATM from Nationals Park but didn't manage to remove it..." http://wtop.com/dc/2017/09/attempted-atm-theft-nats-park/slide/1/ "Four men in a stolen U-Haul truck rammed an automatic teller machine outside Nationals Park early Friday but fled without getting the machine or money, D.C. police said." "https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...l?hpid=hp_local-news_atm-930am:homepage/story DC Police have posted an APB for a certain Larry, Moe and Curly
