Venezuelan Cartel's Malware Honcho Nabbed for ATM Jackpotting
The first cybercriminal to ever make the FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" list allegedly infused Tren de Aragua's violent criminal operations with cash.
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US authorities have arrested and arraigned a 50-year-old Venezuelan member of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) criminal cartel, Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, on charges related to a "jackpotting" scheme that compromised ATMs with malware and caused them to dispense tens of thousands of dollars in cash. He allegedly then laundered the proceeds through Venezuelan, Mexican, and Colombian cryptocurrency networks, including the decentralized finance trading platform known as TRON.
The group, which is involved in drug trafficking, smuggling, kidnapping and ransoms, human trafficking, extortion, and…
