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Aníbal Alexander Cañellón Aguirre, accused of developing the Ploutus malware, appeared before a U.S. court after being charged with participating in “jackpotting” attacks targeting ATMs. Court documents say the attacks stole more than $5.4 million through 63 operations targeting banks, in addition to 54 operations against credit unions and further attempts.