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

ATM Skimming / Skimming / EFTPOS Compromise

ATM skimming continued to spread globally in January, particularly in areas that have not fully implemented EMV Chip. Of note were apparent increases in attacks in Singapore, US, Botswana, Thailand, Philippines and India. Following ATM skimming in Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) encouraged ...

Card Trapping / Cash Trapping / Card Swapping / Leaving Transaction Live

Europe continued to be impacted by a large number of card trapping and cash trappingincidents through January. Card swapping was reported in South Africa and India. In India, a student was arrested and accused of withdrawing money from others accounts by exploiting...

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

Transaction reversal fraud continued in the UK during January. Pre-paid cards are the most common type of card used in transaction reversal fraud incidents.

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

Ram raids and other thefts of ATMs continued in many countries during January. One of the most unusual thefts of an ATM occurred in the UK in January. The perpetrators dug a 100 foot long tunnel to access the premises and remove the ATM which is understood...

Safe Cutting / Safe Breaking / Theft from ATM

Amongst the more unusual attempted thefts from ATMs included an incident in the US. Authorities initially thought, a man and a child, had attempted an attack. The man later approached police to clarify that he was a...

Explosive Attacks

ATM bombings continued in South Africa during January.

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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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