Hackers Connected Raspberry Pi to ATM in Bank Heist Attempt

Runners Hired to Connect Device to Bank's Network, Facilitating Remote Hacks Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 31, 2025

Criminals with a proven track record of hacking into banks' networks have added a new initial access tool to their arsenal: the world's tiniest hobbyist computer.

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Cybersecurity firm Group-IB has tied a cybercrime group tracked as UNC2891 to an attempted bank heist in the Asia-Pacific region, in which attackers physically installed a 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi onto a network switch also connected to one of the bank's ATMs, giving them remote access to the internal IT environment.

"This unprecedented tactic allowed the attackers to bypass perimeter defenses entirely," says a report from Group-IB. The attackers also used anti-forensics tactics such as abusing Linux bind mounts, which map a file or ...