Card Cloning /ATM Skimming / Skimming / EFTPOS Compromise

India experienced an increase in cards being compromised throughout August. In the USA, while ATM and fuel pump skimming continued, an apparent new method (in the US) of gift card compromise was detected...

Explosive Attacks

South Africa continued to experience ATM bombing attacks often utilizing explosives acquired from the mining industry; various arrests... 

Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping

Distraction techniques included the theft of cash by two female suspects in France. Their technique involved ‘flashing' their...

System Compromise /Transaction Reversal Fraud / Denomination Fraud

Police in France arrested a further suspect linked to the 2008 compromise of a US-based processor and the extremely well-organized fraudulent spend, estimated at $9.5m...

Safe Cutting / Safe Breaking / Theft from ATM

In the USA, while some attacks used power tools, a female suspect was recorded on CCTV attempting to access cash using a hammer...

Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud

The UK's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) disrupted a large organized phishing network and made a number of arrests. The network is thought to have compromised 10,000 online bank accounts and 10,000 payment cards...

Ram Raid Attacks / Theft of ATM / Smash-and-Grab

Police in Thailand hunted suspects, believed to be from Serbia, following the theft of ATMs. In one incident, an ATM was recovered devoid of cash estimated at Bt4.3 million...

Deposit Fraud / Fake Deposit / False Deposit / Cheque Fraud

In the USA, students were warned not to allow others to use their ATM cards and PINs to deposit cheques via their ATM account...

Cash in Transit (CIT) Attacks / Replenishment Attacks

In the USA, a reported $11m was stolen in an armoured car (CIT) attack. Various suspects were arrested in the FBI-led investigation...

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