A week in security (June 24 – 30)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we peeled back the mystery on an elusive malware campaign that relied on blank JavaScript injections, detailed for readers our latest telemetry on the tricky GreenFlash Sundown exploit, and looked at one of the top campaigns directing traffic toward scareware pages...

Criminals, ATMs and a cup of coffee

In spring 2019, we discovered a new ATM malware sample written in Java that was uploaded to a multiscanner service from Mexico and later from Colombia. After a brief analysis, it became clear that the malware, which we call ATMJaDi, can cash out ATMs. However, it doesn't use the standard XFS, JXF...

A week in security (May 27 – June 2)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took readers through a deep dive—way down the rabbit hole—into the novel malware called “Hidden Bee.” We also looked at the potential impact of a government agency’s privacy framework, and delivered to readers everything they needed to know about ATM attacks and...

10 years of virtual dynamite: A high-level retrospective of ATM malware

Executive summary It has been 10 years since the discovery of Skimer, first malware specifically designed to attack automated teller machines ATMs. At the time, the learning curve for understanding its functionality was rather steep and analysis required specific knowledge of a manufacturer's ATM...

Everything you need to know about ATM attacks and fraud: Part 1

Flashback to two years ago. At exactly 12:33 a.m., a solitary ATM somewhere in Taichung City, Taiwan, spewed out 90,000 TWD New Taiwan Dollar—about US$2,900 today—in bank notes. No one was cashing out money from the ATM at the time. In fact, this seemingly odd system glitch was actually a test: T...

Information Disclosure

kernel-rt is vulnerable to information disclosure. The vulnerability exists as the vccrecvmsg function in net/atm/common.c does not initialize a certain length variable...

Dark Web Drug Seller Sinmed Goes Down—Thanks to ATM Withdrawals

Investigators from the New York district attorney's office stumbled across dark web drug vendor "sinmed" thanks to suspicious ATM transactions...

A New Breed of ATM Hackers Gets in Through a Bank’s Network

Innovations in digital payment system attack methods mean the rash of heists isn’t over...

Finding Weaknesses Before the Attackers Do

This blog post originally appeared as an article in M-Trends 2019. FireEye Mandiant red team consultants perform objectives-based assessments that emulate real cyber attacks by advanced and nation state attackers across the entire attack lifecycle by blending into environments and observing how...

Alleged Chief of Romanian ATM Skimming Gang Arrested in Mexico

An alleged top boss of a Romanian crime syndicate that U.S. authorities say is responsible for deploying card-skimming devices at Automated Teller Machines ATMs throughout North America was arrested in Mexico last week on firearms charges. The arrest comes months after the accused allegedly order...

Real World Examples Demonstrating the Need for Mature Threat Hunting

A recent article discussed the keys to becoming a level 4 maturity threat hunting program. This article will bring these concepts into the real world by discussing examples of attacks that required that high level of threat hunting maturity to find them and defend against them. The case studies...

Insert Skimmer + Camera Cover PIN Stealer

Very often the most clever component of your typical ATM skimming attack is the hidden pinhole camera used to record customers entering their PINs. These little video bandits can be hidden 100 different ways, but they're frequently disguised as ATM security features -- such as an extra PIN pad...

A week in security (February 18 – 24)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we explored the world of crack hunting, gave you a 101 on the world of bots and their threats and advantages, and took a look at some clever phishing scams. We also explained how a Mac fends off malware, posted a handy “lazy person's guide to cybersecurity,” and du...

ATM Hacking Has Gotten So Easy, the Malware's a Game

A strain of ATM malware called WinPot turns the act of cashing out into something like a slot machine...

ATM Jackpotting Malware Hones Its Heist Tools

The WinPot ATM jackpotting malware is evolving, as its authors look to solve the obstacles that get in their way. The latest is an effort to help ATM hackers, a.k.a. jackpotters, better target their efforts in order to steal more cash in a lesser amount of time. Thieves infect ATMs through physic...

ATM robber WinPot: a slot machine instead of cutlets

Automation of all kinds is there to help people with their routine work, make it faster and simpler. Although ATM fraud is a very peculiar sort of work, some cybercriminals spend a lot of effort to automate it. In March 2018, we came across a fairly simple but effective piece of malware named...

Part 1: Mobile Banking and Buying – The Good and the Bad

Banking and buying with your mobile device is powerful and convenient—and in some ways safer than using your bank card. You can check your balance, make secure payments, deposit checks, and transfer funds. You can even connect your debit or credit card to Apple or Google Pay or another payment...

This Week in Security News: Consumer Data and Malware

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn what security issues and critical threats will impact consumer data this year. Also, learn about a malicious Adobe app targeting macOS...

Collaborating with Law Enforcement to Tackle the Scourge of ATM Attacks

At Trend Micro, we’ve always been keen to collaborate with law enforcement. While we do our best to protect our customers from the latest threats, it’s only with concerted cross-border police action against the perpetrators of these crimes that we can hope to swing the pendulum back in our favor...

KoffeyMaker: notebook vs. ATM

Despite CCTV and the risk of being caught by security staff, attacks on ATMs using a direct connection — so-called black box attacks — are still popular with cybercriminals. The main reason is the low "entry requirements" for would-be cyber-robbers: specialized sites offer both the necessary tool...