New generation robberies. Discreet, non-violent and very fast, jackpotting attacks – or the hacking of bank ATMs – have developed in France in recent years. Three people were arrested and indicted on 12 May for attacks on ATMs. The individuals, aged between 26 and 31, are accused of targeting eleven ATMs in the South-West in recent months, for a financial damage estimated at 80,000 euros. They are suspected of belonging to "an international organization," the Paris prosecutor's office told Le Figaro.
Rural areas targeted
Because jackpotting is, indeed, organized crime. This offense, committed in many countries, appeared in France in 2016, says a police source. A team is sent to commit the thefts on the spot when the client remains abroad. Armed with a disc machine to cut the front of the dispenser, the thieves then access the...
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