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ATM jackpotting gang accused of unleashing Ploutus malware across US

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-12-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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U.S. authorities have returned indictments alleging that members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang deployed a Ploutus ATM jackpotting malware variant across U.S. ATMs—sometimes by swapping or re-imaging ATM hard drives or using USBs—to siphon millions, as part of a broader, multi-state crackdown on the group's criminal and violent activities.

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