Banks move to secure ATM machines following brazen cyber attacks


KUALA LUMPUR: In an immediate measure to prevent future hacking of their automated teller machines (ATM), banks will install alarms on the top panel of their machines and seal the CD-ROM slots.

This comes after a meeting between the police and managers of banks affected by the recent spate of ATM hacking in Selangor, Malacca and Johor.

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