Venezuela
US to deport Venezuelans who emptied bank ATMs using malware
South Carolina federal prosecutors announced that two Venezuelan nationals convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from U.S. banks in an ATM jackpotting scheme will be deported after serving their sentences. 34-year-old Luz Granados and 40-year-old Johan Gonzalez-Jimenez have previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy and computer crimes for emptying older ATM models throughout the […]
Cyberattack disrupts Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA’s operations
Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend that disrupted its export operations. In a Monday statement, PDVSA denied that the Saturday morning incident affected its operations in any way, adding that the breach was limited to some administrative systems. “Thanks to PDVSA’s human talent expertise, the operational areas […]