Report: ‘Jackpotting’ Schemes with Ties to Russia Steal Thousands from ATMs

Report: ‘Jackpotting’ Schemes with Ties to Russia Steal Thousands from ATMs

Criminals hacking ATMs for illegal cash dispersals, a.k.a “Jackpotting,” have reportedly ripped off thousands of dollars in Texas and Wisconsin.

The U.S. Secret Service describes “jackpotting” as criminals manipulating ATMs into spitting out cash through “malicious software and/or computer hardware,” per KSAT. Unchecked, machines could potentially drain dry with a loss totaling in the thousands.

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