Two Venezuelan nationals have been sentenced to 78 months in prison for their role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that used malware to force cash machines across the United States to dispense money illegally. The operation, which authorities say was part of a broader transnational criminal network, involved the deployment of Ploutus malware on ATMs and resulted in losses exceeding $1.5 million.

Carlos Javier Padron, 36, was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank burglary and computer fraud. His co-defendant, Oddry Arnoldo Cabrera Torrealba, 37, received the same sentence on June 11 after pleading guilty to identical charges.

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