Three people, suspected of being linked to an international network of "jackpotting" were arrested in Gironde, learned Le Figaro from the general direction of the national gendarmerie. One of them was already known to the justice for similar facts.
Arrests that intervene as part of an investigation of the Paris prosecutor's office launched on March 3 for five counts among which are, participation in a criminal association, robbery in organized gang and attempted theft to the detriment of banking institutions.
An elaborate hacking method
The international organization in question is a specialist in jackpotting. This technique consists of hacking an automated teller machine (ATM) to empty it of its contents. The arrested would have participated in 11 such acts committed in Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes and Occitanie. The vending machines were damaged at night so that criminals could plug a digital device into them. Once installed, this system allowed a hacker to remotely control the ATM. The damage would amount to 80,000 euros.
The operation required the mobilization of 50 gendarmes from the gendarmerie command in cyberspace, who coordinated the investigation with the help of the central directorate of the judicial police. During their intervention, the police seized 49,000 euros, three vehicles, false papers and materials to hack the counters.