{"id":712788,"date":"2026-02-21T04:40:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbi-warns-atm-jackpotting-scams-caused-20m-in-losses-last-year\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T04:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:40:31","slug":"fbi-warns-atm-jackpotting-scams-caused-20m-in-losses-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbi-warns-atm-jackpotting-scams-caused-20m-in-losses-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI warns ATM &#8216;jackpotting&#8217; scams caused $20M in losses last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e0e42f53d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e0e42f53d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbi-warns-atm-jackpotting-scams-caused-20m-in-losses-last-year\/#%E2%80%9CFBI_warns_ATM_%E2%80%98jackpotting_scams_caused_20M_in_losses_last_year%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;FBI warns ATM &#8216;jackpotting&#8217; scams caused $20M in losses last year&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFBI_warns_ATM_%E2%80%98jackpotting_scams_caused_20M_in_losses_last_year%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FBI warns ATM &#8216;jackpotting&#8217; scams caused $20M in losses last year&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>ATM \u201cjackpotting\u201d schemes are on the rise across the country, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Hackers are exploiting a mix of \u201cphysical and software vulnerabilities in ATMs\u201d to get them to spit out cash without the need for an actual customer or transaction, the feds warned in a bulletin.<\/p>\n<p>More than $20 million in cash was stolen last year alone, the FBI alert said. The feds have identified about 1,900 jackpotting incidents across the country since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The bad actors often use \u201cwidely available <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> keys\u201d to open an ATM\u2019s face and remove its hard drive. Next, they upload malware to override its security \u2013 or replace the hard drive entirely with a compromised device.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38552688\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38552688\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/121828412.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jackpotting incidents led to $20M in losses last year.\" class=\"wp-image-38552688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/121828412.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2000w, 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