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Criminals Use 3D-Printed Skimming Devices On Sydney ATMs

Posted by samzenpus on from the crime-that-pays dept.

AlbanX writes "A gang of suspected Romanian criminals is using 3D printers and computer-aided design (CAD) to manufacture 'sophisticated' ATM skimming devices to fleece Sydney residents. One Romanian national has been charged by NSW Police. The state police found one gang that had allegedly targeted 15 ATMs across metropolitan Sydney, affecting tens of thousands of people and nabbing around $100,000."

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  1. ATM security by Thanshin · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sometimes it's funny how ATMs I see outside of my country (Spain) don't seem to have the security systems that they were forced to use here for problems like the one described in the article.

    I also find foreign paper currency to be unsafe, ID documents too easy to forge and store security to be amazingly weak.

    Sometimes I wish I lived in one of those countries where all that security isn't needed.