SACRAMENTO — The incidents fit a familiar pattern, with a reconnaissance team surveilling automated teller machines, followed by one or two burglars who would come back and make it rain cash. RELATED: ...

The FBI says hacks that trick ATMs into spitting out cash on demand are rising, with hundreds of attacks in the past year ...

A federal grand jury returned additional indictments charging 31 individuals for a large conspiracy to steal millions of dollars from ATMs across the U.S., with a majority of the defendants being ...

Jackpotting involves criminals using malware and physical tampering to force ATMs to dispense cash without accessing customer accounts.

IS CLOSED AND FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS CONTINUE. A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN NEBRASKA RETURNS A NEW INDICTMENT CHARGING 31 MORE PEOPLE IN A MASSIVE NATIONWIDE ATM HACKING SCHEME KNOWN AS JACKPOTTING.

FBI reports 1,900 ATM jackpotting cases since 2020, with $40.73M lost to Ploutus malware bypassing bank authorization.

The FBI said 700 ATM "jackpotting" incidents occurred in 2025 alone and accounted for over $20 million in losses.

Five people, with possible ties to larger transnational criminal organizations, were arrested by Louisiana State Police for allegedly staking out ATMs in Baton Rouge for future "jackpotting" hacks.