Tren de Aragua (TdA) indicted in ATM jackpotting operation allegedly orchestrated by Tren de Aragua
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A Nebraska federal grand jury charged 31 additional defendants in an ATM jackpotting case, expanding the federal prosecution of a scheme that used Ploutus malware to drain bank machines. The charges matter because prosecutors say the operation stole millions of dollars from ATMs across the United States and involved laundering the proceeds. The indictment also ties the case to Tren de Aragua (TdA) and earlier charges in the same investigation.
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Nebraska grand jury charges 31 additional TdA defendants
Legal Policy Action UpdateA Nebraska federal grand jury charged 31 additional defendants in an ATM jackpotting case tied to Tren de Aragua, alleging the group used Ploutus malware to drain bank and credit union ATMs across the United States. Court documents say the suspects opened ATM housings, swapped hard drives or inserted thumb drives to load the malware, then forced the machines to dispense cash until empty and deleted evidence to conceal the activity. Prosecutors also tied many of the defendants to Venezuelan and Colombian nationals affiliated with Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in December.
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- US charges 31 more suspects linked to ATM malware attacks — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 27.01.2026 18:27
- US charges 31 more suspects linked to ATM malware attacks — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 27.01.2026 18:27