![]() ![]() It must be noted that the bank has over 4000 ATMs in Bangkok, which are manufactured by a company based in Scotland. The other five were located in Bangkok’s Vibhavadi Rangsit and Sukhumvit areas.Īfter learning about the hack attack and the thefts, the bank suspended its ATM service for an indefinite period of time. The ATMs targeted were located in Phuket, Surat Thani, Petchaburi, Chumporn and Prachuab Khirj Khan in Thailand. During the hacking campaign, hackers gradually withdrew 40,000 Baht (1154 US Dollar) every time. The attack involved targeting of single machines and the malware used to compromise the ATM machines was so advanced that it could not be detected for quite some time. Must Read: Hackers Steal $100 millions+ from US and global banks via Malware The hacking spree was conducted from August 1st onwards. The ATMs were situated in the southern provinces of Thailand. Reports suggest that around 21 ATMs of the bank were attacked and this resulted in the theft of such an enormous amount of money. Reportedly, this whopping amount was stolen from the Government Savings Banks. In the latest hacking spree, hackers have managed to steal 12.29 million Baht ($350,000). Now, Bangkok has received another row of hack attacks. Hackers who stole $350,000 from Bangkok’s Government Savings Bank ATMs have Fled the CountryĪ couple of months ago cyber criminals stole 1.44 billion Yen ($13 million) from 1,400 ATMs in 2½ hours in Japan and fled the country. ![]()
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