Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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Attacks on ATM machines
Over 100 specialists including bomb technicians, police investigators, banking security experts and representatives from security companies, participated in a conference, focused on the use of explosives and explosives’ mixtures to attack ATM machines. This 1st EU Conference on ATM Physical Attacks took place at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague (NL).
Participants gained an overall view of the methods used by criminals in the EU and worldwide, and they shared their expertise on recent attacks and were made aware of ongoing initiatives to defeat this phenomenon. The focus was also on counter measures available in the market, in order to reduce the likelihood and impact of such attacks.
The conference (7-8 April) was organised by the Organised Crime and Counter-Terrorism section of Europol, bringing together the expertise of organised crime investigators and counter-terrorist bomb technicians.
Europol aims to continue enhancing the cooperation in this field, sharing best practices among the EU Member States experts together with partners from the private sector and non-EU countries.
Patrice Rullier, Vice Chairman ATMIA Europe, who co-chaired this event, said
“The ATM Industry Association was delighted to take part in this conference with law enforcement officers from all European countries as the ATM industry is concerned about the increasing number of ATM Gas and explosive attacks in Europe. ATMIA has produced a Best Practices document to prevent such attacks and is keen to work with law enforcement to help eradicate this threat.”
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