MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
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Hackers are making U.S. ATMs spit out cash like slot machines, report warns
By artappraiser on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 7:27pm |By Avi Selk @ WashingtonPost.com, Jan. 27
[.....] “This is the first instance of jackpotting in the United States,” said digital security reporter Brian Krebs, a former Washington Post reporter. “It’s safe to assume that these are here to stay at this point.”
On his website, Krebs reported Saturday that the Secret Service has warned financial institutions about “jackpotting” attacks in the past few days, though specifics have not been revealed.
He cites an alert sent by ATM maker NCR Corp. to its customers:
“This represents the first confirmed cases of losses due to logical attacks in the U.S.,” the alert read. “This should be treated as a call to action to take appropriate steps to protect their ATMs against these forms of attack and mitigate any consequences.” [.....]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/01/27/hackers-are-making-u-s-atms-spit-out-cash-like-slot-machines-report-warns/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_atmjackpot-610pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.38c1a270bfe0
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