Gang hacks into ATM in Delhi, uses malware to siphon off Rs 5 lakh | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: An ATM in Mayur Vihar was hacked and more than Rs five lakh were stolen from it by fraudsters. Police have registered a case in this regard.
The complainant in the case told cops that an ATM near Mayur Vihar Phase-1 was affected by a malware attack. The investigators claimed that the accused used malware to infect the system and stole Rs. 5.6 lakh. “Transactions went unrecorded by the server or ATM log due to the malware that was installed into the ATM system,” the complainant told cops.
The fraudsters visited the ATM and turned it offline. Cops are suspecting that they disconnected the local area network (LAN) and then installed a malware into the machine’s system. The fraudsters carried out transactions for more than an hour. “All transactions at the switch level were declined but, at the same time, cash was withdrawn. They used some expired ATM cards to carry out the transactions,” the complainant said.
The fraudster has done multiple random transactions of Rs 10,000, however, the cash dispensed for these transactions was Rs 20,000 for each transaction. “Instead of 20 notes of Rs 500 that had to be dispensed, 40 notes got dispensed,” the complainant added.
A similar incident was reported from an ATM installed in Ghaziabad, where the accused illegally withdrew Rs 5.6 lakh. By fudging the system with malware, the accused could cause withdrawals that are not recorded by the server or ATM log, police said.
The complainant in the case told cops that an ATM near Mayur Vihar Phase-1 was affected by a malware attack. The investigators claimed that the accused used malware to infect the system and stole Rs. 5.6 lakh. “Transactions went unrecorded by the server or ATM log due to the malware that was installed into the ATM system,” the complainant told cops.
The fraudsters visited the ATM and turned it offline. Cops are suspecting that they disconnected the local area network (LAN) and then installed a malware into the machine’s system. The fraudsters carried out transactions for more than an hour. “All transactions at the switch level were declined but, at the same time, cash was withdrawn. They used some expired ATM cards to carry out the transactions,” the complainant said.
The fraudster has done multiple random transactions of Rs 10,000, however, the cash dispensed for these transactions was Rs 20,000 for each transaction. “Instead of 20 notes of Rs 500 that had to be dispensed, 40 notes got dispensed,” the complainant added.
A similar incident was reported from an ATM installed in Ghaziabad, where the accused illegally withdrew Rs 5.6 lakh. By fudging the system with malware, the accused could cause withdrawals that are not recorded by the server or ATM log, police said.
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