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Net Bitcoin ATMs record an increase after 4 months of global downtrend

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Net Bitcoin ATMs record an increase after 4 months of global downtrend

Breaking the year-long trend of declining Bitcoin (

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.

“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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