The China Post
Date: July 13, 2016
By: John Liu
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Marking the first bank heist of its kind, two Russians stole NT$70
An ATM is temporarily out of service at First Bank’s Xinyi branch on Tuesday, July 12. The machine is the same model as those that gave out NT$70 million in cash after being hacked — the first such crime seen in Taiwan. (John Liu, The China Post)
million worth of cash from First Commercial Bank’s (第一銀行) automatic teller machines (ATM) and managed to flee the country on Monday.
The suspects had installed malware to trigger automatic cash disbursement on 34 First Bank ATMs in Taipei and Taichung. A Taiwanese accomplice is believed to be involved and is still at large, the police said.
The suspects extracted cash without using bankcards or inappropriately operating the machines. The police, citing video footage and other evidence, said two suspects operated the machines while the other remained in the getaway vehicle.
The crime was only uncovered after the suspects left NT$60,000 worth of cash in a hurry after their suspicious behavior was noticed by a customer using an ATM at a local branch. First Bank was later notified by the police of the situation and discovered a NT$6 million loss at the branch’s ATMs the next day. [FULL STORY]