ATM Fraud and Security Digest

Extracts from the December monthly digest (click here for the full digest):

Card Trapping / Cash Trapping / Stuck Key Fraud / Leaving Transaction Live

Europe continued to experience a large number of cash trapping and card trapping incidents during December. A UK judge accused a suspect from Romania, who admitted cash trapping, of tarnishing the name his compatriots.

Transaction Reversal Fraud / Cheque Fraud / Denomination Fraud / Funds Transfer

Transaction reversal fraud was detected in the UK during December. In the US, 94 suspects were arrested on suspicion of check (cheque) fraud and related funds transfer fraud.

ATM Skimming / Skimming / EFTPOS Compromise

A US supermarket identified skimming devices on 20 compromised self-checkout terminals in December. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated that industry initiatives including the migration to chip and PIN reduced ATM fraud by 99%...

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

A failed theft of an ATM using a pick-up truck to ram raid a convenience store was recorded on CCTV in the US. The suspects first had difficulty driving the truck into the store and then failed to dislodge the ATM from its anchoring...

Safe Cutting / Safe Breaking / Theft from ATM

An alert security guard in India prevented a suspect from cutting into an ATM. A suspect arrested in the US after failing to gain access to an ATM using a crowbar asked police to return the crowbar...

Explosive Attacks

ATM bombings continued in South Africa during December. One suspect was shot dead by police during a fire fight. In a separate incident a shop keeper was severely injured following an ATM bombing...

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The above digest is provided by DFR Risk Management, who provide consultancy services advising ATM and self-service terminal deployers and manufacturers, as well as law-enforcement agencies, on how to manage ATM and self-service terminal fraud and security threats

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