ATM burglary Part of the International Criminal








JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The modus operandi of bank ATM break-in Kuta, Bali, is expected banking crimes like international crime syndicates. It said Bali Police Liaison Kabid Kombes Gde Sugianyar in Kuta, Badung regency, Wednesday (20/1/2010). 

Sugianyar told, this kind of crime actually happened two years ago in foreign countries. Mode, players put a device that could copy the data in the ATM card, including PIN numbers when customers make transactions. "The possibilities like that, it could happen here, especially in the ATM-ATM that security was lacking, as is not equipped with CCTV," he said.

Meanwhile, Bank Indonesia in its release this afternoon said, the results of initial investigations known to have occurred ATM card data theft through the process of skimming, tapping, and peeping PIN by unauthorized parties. For that, the bank has made the security measures undertaken.

Kompas.com According to sources, a national bank, who also became victims of such crimes, and the bank authorities have investigated the case. So far there is a syndicate comprising two Russians and Indonesia 5-7, suspected of doing. Executors bring bank data stolen to Toronto, Canada, to be decrypted and then used to commit theft of funds.

For that, police urged the public not to panic. However, customers are suggested to regularly check your account balance and change ATM card PIN number on a regular basis.