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Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting

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• Original Reporting: SecurityWeek
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Assessed Severity: MEDIUM
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Perimeter & Network Defense
Intelligence Sector
Ransomware & Malware

Analyst Takeaway

"Five Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty in a US court to attempting to steal money from ATMs. The defendants, Luis Alberto Velasquez-Artigas, 27, Royder Adrian Figuera-Perez, 29, Javier Mejia, Jr, 27, Gabriel Alexjandro Corales-Garcia, 33, and Italo Lizandro Corrales-Carrillo, 26, attempted to install malware on ATMs in Wamego and Manhattan, Kansas. According to court documents, in December..."

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ATM jackpotting

Five Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty in a US court to attempting to steal money from ATMs.

The defendants, Luis Alberto Velasquez-Artigas, 27, Royder Adrian Figuera-Perez, 29, Javier Mejia, Jr, 27, Gabriel Alexjandro Corales-Garcia, 33, and Italo Lizandro Corrales-Carrillo, 26, attempted to install malware on ATMs in Wamego and Manhattan, Kansas.

According to court documents, in December 2025, the five individuals traveled from Indiana for their attempted ATM jackpotting operation.

The defendants planned to install malware on ATMs and then remotely activate it to force the device to dispense cash.

Both their attempts were unsuccessful, but both were caught by surveillance cameras. The five defendants were arrested days later.

According to the US Department of Justice, all five pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank larceny. Velasquez-Artigas was sentenced to nine months in prison, while the other four are awaiting sentencing.

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Written By Ionut Arghire

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