Bitcoin ATMs targetted by hackers through a zero-day attack

Bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) producer General Bytes suffered a zero-day attack that led to the compromise of its servers, which allowed hackers to set themselves up as default administrators to change settings to transfer funds to their wallet addresses, as reported by Cointelegraph. done

According to Cointelegraph, the total amount of stolen funds and compromised ATMs were not disclosed but the company advised ATM operators to change their software as a precautionary measure. The hack was confirmed by General Bytes, which owns and operates 8,827 Bitcoin ATMs accessible in more than 120 countries.