European Police Take Down a Major ATM Skimming Operation

With the support of Europol, 56 suspected members of a major network of payment card fraudsters (38 in Bulgaria, 17 in Italy and 1 in the Netherlands) were arrested in a coordinated raid across Europe.

This major police operation, led by Italy and Bulgaria, was coordinated from the Operational Centre at Europol headquarters in The Hague. Earlier arrests carried out since the investigation started brings the total number of suspects arrested up to 105.

International ATM Security Training

Sharing ATM crime and fraud patterns across borders is key to helping prevent such crime.  Alerted to a particular issue, those countries that may not have yet experienced it can better prepare for its possible arrival.  One example of this was the way that the recent up-tick of cash trapping in Europe was tracked by the National Members of the European ATM Security Team (EAST).