Cyber ·
U.S. sanctions 10 over ATM malware scheme
A report published on September 30, 2026, says OFAC sanctioned 10 people and companies linked to laundering money stolen from dozens of ATMs through a malware scheme.
A news report published on September 30, 2026, says the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 people over an ATM malware scheme associated with Tren de Aragua. The report identifies those targeted as Venezuelan citizens and mentions companies they control.
According to the report, they were linked to laundering money stolen from dozens of ATMs. The available text does not give names, locations, technical details of the malware, or the specific measures imposed on each target; those points cannot be established from this excerpt.
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