The thieves “either were lucky to have found an ATM that allowed rebooting or had some insider information that helped them target the right ATM,” Volkov said. The jackpotters also hit ATMs in Utah before being caught, the criminal complaint alleges.
“Why it took so long for this type of attack to reach the U.S.?” asked Golovanov. “They probably drive from ATM to ATM to conduct these attacks, and they must have just crossed the border recently.”
The case is U.S. v. Romero, 17-mj-00116, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming (Casper).
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.