Two of the world's largest ATM manufacturers in the US, Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp have warned their clients that hackers are targeting their machines with tools that force them to spit out money via hacking schemes “jackpotting.”
Both the makers have not identified any victims or how much money they had lost till now.
The attack was reported for the first time on 27 January by the security news website Krebs on Security. Immediately, companies sent out alerts to clients warning of the trend on Saturday.
'This should be treated by all ATM deployers as a call to action to take appropriate steps to protect their ATMs against these forms of attack,' the company said.
Jackpotting has been widely used around the world in recent years, but still, it is unclear how much cash has been stolen because victims and police do not disclose details.
Diebold Nixdorf has admitted that US authorities had warned them about one of its ATM models Opteva, which they stopped manufacturing several years ago, being targetted by the hackers, but they did not take the warning seriously.
Krebs on Security reported, "a confidential US Secret Service alert sent to banks said the hackers targeted stand-alone ATMs typically located in pharmacies and big-box retailers as well as drive-thru ATMs."
However, Federal Bureau of Investigation has started investigating the matter.
Both the makers have not identified any victims or how much money they had lost till now.
The attack was reported for the first time on 27 January by the security news website Krebs on Security. Immediately, companies sent out alerts to clients warning of the trend on Saturday.
'This should be treated by all ATM deployers as a call to action to take appropriate steps to protect their ATMs against these forms of attack,' the company said.
Jackpotting has been widely used around the world in recent years, but still, it is unclear how much cash has been stolen because victims and police do not disclose details.
Diebold Nixdorf has admitted that US authorities had warned them about one of its ATM models Opteva, which they stopped manufacturing several years ago, being targetted by the hackers, but they did not take the warning seriously.
Krebs on Security reported, "a confidential US Secret Service alert sent to banks said the hackers targeted stand-alone ATMs typically located in pharmacies and big-box retailers as well as drive-thru ATMs."
However, Federal Bureau of Investigation has started investigating the matter.