FBI warns that hackers are tricking ATMs into spewing millions of cash

Following recent cyber attacks targeting ATMs in Taiwan and Thailand, the FBI has warned American banks that similar attacks might soon start taking place on US soil. Gone are the days when cyber criminals were thieving from unsuspecting citizens’ credit cards. Instead, hackers are now snatching cash straight from the source, as reports suggest tech-savvy thieves have found ways to trigger multiple ATMs to spit out cash as gang members stand by in anticipation to collect the bills. Earlier this month the FBI said in a bulletin that it’s been “monitoring emerging reports indicating that well-resourced and organized malicious cyber actors have intentions to target…
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