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 Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

First ‘Jackpotting’ Attacks Hit U.S. ATMs  —  ATM “jackpotting” — a sophisticated crime in which thieves install malicious software and/or hardware at ATMs that forces the machines to spit out huge volumes of cash on demand — has long been a threat for banks in Europe and Asia, yet these attacks somehow have eluded U.S. ATM operators.

Discussion:

Tom McKay / Gizmodo:   Apparently a Way of Hacking ATMs Called ‘Jackpotting’ Has Spread to the US

Jon Fingas / Engadget:   ATM ‘jackpotting’ hacks reach the US

Teri Webster / TheBlaze:   Hackers cause ATMs to spit out stacks of cash in elaborate ‘jackpotting’ scheme

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Krebs sez:

The Secret Service alert says ATMs still running on Windows XP are particularly vulnerable, and it urged ATM operators to update to a version of Windows 7 to defeat this specific type of attack.