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U.S. charges two suspects in ATM 'jackpotting' case
Source: Reuters
#TECHNOLOGY NEWS FEBRUARY 5, 2018 / 5:32 PM / UPDATED 24 MINUTES AGO
U.S. charges two suspects in ATM 'jackpotting' case
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department announced on Monday charges against two men who allegedly committed criminal bank fraud by hacking into ATM machines and forcing them to spit out cash like a jackpot.
Alex Alberto Fajin-Diaz, a 31-year-old citizen of Spain, and Argenys Rodriguez, 21, of Massachusetts, appeared before a federal judge and are being detained, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office of Connecticut.
Reporting by Dustin Volz and Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Leslie Adler
U.S. charges two suspects in ATM 'jackpotting' case
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department announced on Monday charges against two men who allegedly committed criminal bank fraud by hacking into ATM machines and forcing them to spit out cash like a jackpot.
Alex Alberto Fajin-Diaz, a 31-year-old citizen of Spain, and Argenys Rodriguez, 21, of Massachusetts, appeared before a federal judge and are being detained, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office of Connecticut.
Reporting by Dustin Volz and Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Leslie Adler
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-atms/u-s-charges-two-suspects-in-atm-jackpotting-case-idUSKBN1FP2U5