ATM Machines Hacked in Moscow
L. Taylor - October 1, 1999

Event Summary

According to the Moscow Times, hundreds of ATM Pin codes have been stolen in the last few weeks from Moscow's ATM network. These cybercriminals have then used these codes to empty bank accounts down to the last dollar or Deutschemark from other ATMs around the world. Russian and German law-enforcement agencies are in the midst of a joint investigation in what is believed to be a single crime ring. In confirmation to the Moscow Times, Marcel Hoffman, a spokesman for the Federal Association of German Banks, confirmed that hundreds of letters of warning had been sent to expatriates alerting them that their ATM pins had been hacked...