ATM Physical Attacks Update 2019

An EAST FCS ATM Physical Attacks Seminar was held on 9th October 2019 in London, co-located with RBRs ATM & Cyber Security 2019 Conference. The interactive event followed the basic structure of work group meetings held by the EAST Expert Group on ATM & ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP). This group, which meets twice a year, provides a platform for law enforcement and private sector experts to come together and share attack information, trends and statistics in a structured manner.

ATM Physical AttacksThe event was chaired by Sarah Staff of SaferCash. EAST Executive Director Lachlan Gunn gave an overview of EAST and EGAP, highlighting new definitions produced by the group, before presenting the latest ATM Physical Attack Statistics from the H1 2019 European Payment Terminal Crime Report.

Miguel-Angel Villanueva-Guijarro of Europol then gave a high level view of the ATM physical attack situation across Europe and how Europol is structured to handle cross-border cases. This was followed by threat assessments from Europe and South Africa:

• France – Guillaume Bourez – OCLDI
• Netherlands – Marc Wosten – Dutch National Police
• Spain – Daniel Zorzo Lopez – Guardia Civil
• South Africa – Gregory Singh – SABRIC
• United Kingdom – Neil Smyth – Metropolitan Police Service

These were followed by a presentation on banknote infrared (IR) recognition by David Milner of EURICPA and Niels Riedel of the ECB. This covered, from the perspective of the ECB, the current position with regard to how banknote sorting machines will detect banknotes with IR markers, as well as a look at the future.

The event concluded with a Question and Answer session chaired by Sarah Staff and with Daniel Zorzo Lopez, Miguel-Angel Villanueva-Guijarro, Marc Wosten, Gregory Singh and David Milner on the Panel.

Attendance at the regular EAST EGAP work group meetings is limited and this event enabled active participation and input from a much wider pool of expertise.

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