PETALING JAYA: Some 9,000 automated teller machines nationwide are to be equipped with a currency protection device (CPD) to discourage thieves from carting off ATMs.
The CPD will emit a bright coloured dye to permanently stain banknotes in the event that an ATM is “attacked”. The stain can be easily seen with the naked eye, and what is needed is consumer education before the system is implemented.
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