FBI warns of growing bank robbery trend where thieves install malware on ATMs

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (WISN) – Two ATMs in Wisconsin were robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “jackpotting” scam that the FBI is calling a new way to rob a bank.

Video shows two men pulling up to an ATM at a Glendale bank in March. Instead of entering a pin number, one of them uses a key to get inside the machine. The screen goes black then appears to reboot before the men drive away.

About an hour later, video shows the men return to the ATM, and it looks like they hit the jackpot. They pull out stack after stack of money, fanning out the bills and boldly showing it off for a selfie…

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