Huge hacker payoff

The RBS WorldPay hack netted cybercriminals $9 million in a single day. According to New York's Fox 5 TV, crooks used account numbers stolen in the heist to make 100 fake ATM cards, which an army of collaborators used in November to repeatedly drain money from 130 cash machines in 49 cities worldwide. RBS has said cardholders will not be responsible for any unauthorized transactions. -- CAM

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