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At the time of writing, 35,069 ATMs remain operational worldwide. Recently, a hacker managed to gain access to sensitive information of Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes, including passwords, private keys and funds.

On March 17-18th, 2023, GENERAL BYTES experienced a security incident.

We released a statement urging customers to take immediate action to protect their personal information.

We urge all our customers to take immediate action to protect their funds and https://t.co/fajc61lcwR…

— GENERAL BYTES (@generalbytes) March 18, 2023

“We have taken immediate steps to prevent further unauthorized access to our systems and are working tirelessly to protect our customers,” General Bytes said in its statement.

As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the hacker managed to drain at least 56 BTC and 21.82 Ether (ETH). To avoid a similar situation in the future, the company advised its operators and customers to migrate to a self-hosted server installation, which can be secured by a VPN.

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