Cyberthieves Looted A.T.M.’s of $45 Million in Just Hours

[SecularMotion]

Source: NY Times

It was a huge bank heist – but a 21st-century version in which the robbers never wore ski masks, threatened a teller or set foot in a vault.

Yet, in two precision operations that involved people in more than two dozen countries acting in close coordination and with surgical precision, the organization was able to steal $45 million from thousands of A.T.M.'s in a matter of hours.

In New York City alone, the thieves responsible for A.T.M. withdrawals struck 2,904 machines over 10 hours on Feb. 19, withdrawing $2.4 million.

On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn unsealed an indictment charging eight members of the New York crew – including their suspected ringleader who was found dead in the Dominican Republic on April 27 -- offering a glimpse into what the authorities said was one of the most sophisticated and effective cybercrime attacks ever uncovered.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/nyregion/eight-charged-in-45-million-global-cyber-bank-thefts.html?hp&_r=0

[tridim]

1. Thanks Diebold!

[navarth]

2. Yeah, but they couldn't hack an election or anything

...could they...?

[Kelvin Mace]

6. Uh, I am no fan of Diebold

but they are not responsible in this case. The was no security flaw in the ATMs, the credit card processors and banks were hacked. The ATM checked each transaction for authority to withdraw and it was granted. Blaming Diebold for stealing the money would be like blaming a parking attendant for the theft of your car, when the thief had the proper claim check, license and registration.

[Myrina]

3. NOT LBN .... it happened in February.

Also, duplicate thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014478942

The "DU afternoon shift" must have just arrived, fingers itchy to post shit without looking to see if it's new or accurate ...

[SecularMotion]

5. The federal indictment was unsealed today.

On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn unsealed an indictment charging eight members of the New York crew – including their suspected ringleader who was found dead in the Dominican Republic on April 27 -- offering a glimpse into what the authorities said was one of the most sophisticated and effective cybercrime attacks ever uncovered.

[LiberalFighter]

4. I wished I supported the death penalty for these creeps.

[Kelvin Mace]

7. Tish tosh...

Amateurs who got caught stealing pennies through actual hard work. The pros wear suits and can steal $45 million in a single trade, and never serve a day in jail.

[Earth_First]

8. Strange response. n/t