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I'm just dying to know how exactly he did it and how they tracked him down. I've joked about this type of thing with friends, but it would be absolutely hilari
by Killah911 15y ago
I'm just dying to know how exactly he did it and how they tracked him down. I've joked about this type of thing with friends, but it would be absolutely hilarious if he did something to the effect of putting his information within the malware which led cops right to his doorsteps. I have a feeling, this may be something at the level of a burglar leaving footprints in the snow right to his home... I mean, wouldn't they have locked him up and thrown away the keys if it were more of an Oceans 11 type plan & they had to chase him down spending tons of federal money? 400k & 27 months for what essentially is equivalent to bank robbery?
- itgoon 15y agoMy guess is that when the money in the ATMs didn't reconcile. It may be normal for a set of ATMs to be off by a few hundred a year, but anything higher than the norm would be enough to set off alarms. After that, it just involves reviewing code checkins and camera footage. Just a guess, though. Hell, maybe he used ATM card first before each "heist".
- ChuckMcM 15y agoATM fraud has a long and storied history. Kind of a must read for security types since some amount of 'loss' through the ATM network is planned for by the banks. At a surety conference hosted by First Data and SWIFT there was a lively discussion where everyone agreed that the old "tie a chain around it and take it with you" was the most difficult one to guard against. But at least it met the critical criteria of detection. The serial numbers of every bill that goes into an ATM are recorded, the date they leave the ATM is also recorded, the serial numbers of every bill that enters a bank are recorded and their source. Cash is anonymous but it's life cycle is not.