Metel hackers thrash banks in infinite ATM withdrawal night raids

Kaspersky researchers Alexander Gostev and Vitaly Kamluk have found a malware gang that can drain ATMs of cash by compromising banks and reversing transactions.

The duo say the gang has compromised 30 banks in Russia and likely more abroad with the malware called “Metel” or “Corkow”.

Gostev (@codelancer) and Kamluk (@vkamluk) say the attacks bear the sophisticated fingerprints typically left behind by state-backed groups.

“The malware, used exclusively by the Metel group, infected the bank’s corporate network via e-mail and moved laterally to gain access to the computers within the bank’s IT systems,” the pair say.

“Having gained access to the bank operator’s money-processing system, the gang pulled off a clever trick by automating the rollback of ATM transactions. For the full article click here 

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