The major challenge facing the world in the coming years is electronic penetration, and reports of the magnitude of financial losses caused by the outbreaks and spread of viruses around a group of countries around the world. These losses are the most significant losses compared to losses caused by natural disasters.
Among the security threats facing the world these recent weeks, which have been known to spread in the group of countries is the attack "Jackpotting", what is this attack? What is its seriousness?
Jackpotting is an attack targeting the banking system, especially ATMs, where hackers are planting malware programs that give hackers full power to control money-changers. The attack has spread widely in Europe and Asia and is now targeting the banking system in the United States.
Jackpotting is an attack targeting the banking system, especially ATMs, where hackers are planting malware programs that give hackers full power to control money-changers. The attack has spread widely in Europe and Asia and is now targeting the banking system in the United States.
To execute this attack, the hacker needs physical access to the ATMs in order to detect this malicious software by changing the hard drive or similar in the ATM, allowing him to control the device to release funds quickly and in large quantities.
Hackers also use devices such as binoculars, which are usually used in the medical field, and are used by hackers to see inside the ATMs. This attack was known to spread rapidly in more than 12 European countries and Asia, especially after hackers published the way it works Attack in the Dark Web.
