SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A multi‑state ATM‑hacking ring stretching across East Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas has led to three arrests.
According to Smith County arrest documents, three men were taken into custody for their role in an ATM “jackpotting” scheme in which suspects scouted machines, opened them and connected Raspberry Pi devices to allow an off‑site accomplice to wirelessly force the ATM to dispense cash for the crew on the ground.
Once the cash was taken from the ATM, investigators say it was then funneled to criminal associates outside the United States. The documents also state that the people stationed at the ATMs had to remain in constant communication with their remote counterparts for the jackpotting attempts to succeed…