EAST EGAP holds 24th Meeting in The Hague

The 24th Meeting of the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) took place on Wednesday 3rd September 2025 hosted by the LINK Scheme at the Hague Marriott Hotel.  The hybrid meeting was chaired by Graham Mott of the LINK Scheme.

It was attended by 53 key representatives from Law Enforcement, Terminal Deployers, ATM Networks and Security Equipment Vendors.  9 people were in the room and there were 44 virtual participants.

• Europol gave a central assessment of the ATM physical attack situation in Europe.
• Discussion took place on the use of hydraulic spreaders (Jaws of Life) in ATM attacks across Europe.
• National Threat Assessments were shared by representatives from 16 countries.

Experts from the following organisations also participated in the meeting:  Albanian State Police, Batopin, BNP Paribas, Cennox, De Nederlandsche Bank, Diebold Nixdorf, ECB, Feerica SA, Geldmaat, Gunnebo, Lux Constellation, Mactwin Security, NCR Atleos, Oberthur Cash Protection, Policia de Seguranca Publica, Secure Banking Technology, Secure Innovation, Slovak Republic Police, Slovenian National Police Force.

EAST EGAP is a European specialist expert forum for discussion of ATM, ATS and CIT related physical attack trends, attack methodologies and counter-measures, threat protection, and for the provision of regularly updated lists of manufacturers of ATM protective devices. The latest lists can be downloaded from the ‘Stained Banknotes’ page on this website (bottom of page).

EAST EGAP generates EAST Physical Attack Alerts for all EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).  In total 57 Physical Attack Alerts have been issued as can be seen in the table below.

The Group meets twice each year to enable in-depth and technical discussion to take place. The areas covered include:

• The latest incidents and criminal MOs
• The collection and distribution of best practice guidelines
• The evolution of threats and counter-measures
• Lessons from and on law enforcement