EAST Publishes Fraud Update 1-2024

EAST has just published its first Fraud Update for 2024.  This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 17 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 9 non-SEPA countries, at the 6th EAST Global Congress held on 7th February 2024.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States.

Information was also received from one region (ASP).

FRAUD TYPE

EAST Fraud Update

To date in 2024 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published two related Fraud Alerts.

FRAUD ORIGIN

EAST Fraud Update

DUE DILIGENCE

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

EAST Fraud Update

The full EAST Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

 

EAST EPTF holds 17th Meeting in Edinburgh

The 17th Meeting of the EAST Expert Group on Payment and Transaction Fraud (EPTF) took place on Wednesday 8th November 2023 in Edinburgh. The hybrid meeting was chaired by Rui Carvalho, EAST Development Director.

The meeting was attended by 20 key representatives from Card Issuers, International Banks, Law Enforcement, Payment Processors, Payment Services Providers, and Solution Providers.  8 people were in the room and there were 12 virtual participants.

Europol and the DCPCU provided the law enforcement perspective, Group-IB gave an update on a Fraud Matrix that looks at the main types of fraud (detections and mitigations), and presentations were also made by BankID, Cartes Bancaires, Diebold NixdorfING Bank, PAN-Nordic Card AssociationPLUSCARD, Santander, SIBs, Tietoevry, Visa, and VUB a.s.  Social engineering remains the key concern and discussion took place on Quishing (QR code based phishing), an emerging threat.  In the offline session there was some detailed discussion on SEO poisoning and the challenges of instant payments.

EAST EPTF, which meets three times a year, adds value to the payments industry by using the unique and extensive EAST National Member and EAST Global Member platforms, and the Associate Member network, to provide information and outputs that are not currently available elsewhere.  It is a is a specialist group that discusses security issues affecting the payments industry and that gathers, collates, and disseminates related information, trends and general statistics.

EAST National & Global Members represent 34 countries and outputs from the group are presented to EAST Global Congress Meetings.  There are 213 EAST Associate Member Organisations from 51 countries and territories.

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 3-2023

EAST has just published its third Fraud Update for 2023.  This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 17 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 9 non-SEPA countries, at the 5th EAST Global Congress held on 11th October 2023.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Algeria; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Italy; Kosovo; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States.

Information was also received from two regions (ASP and MENA).

FRAUD TYPE

EAST Fraud Update - Technological Fraud

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published five related Fraud Alerts.

EAST Fraud Update - Non-technological fraud

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on Payment and Transaction Fraud (EPTF) has published one related Payment Alert and EAST EGAF has published one related Fraud Alert.

FRAUD ORIGIN

EAST Fraud Update - Social Engineering

EAST Fraud Update - Data Compromise

DUE DILIGENCE

EAST Fraud Update - Due Diligence

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

EAST Fraud Update - Ram Raids-Burglary

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) has published three related Physical Attack Alerts.

EAST Fraud Update - Robbery

 

The full EAST Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

 

 

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 2-2023

EAST has just published its second Fraud Update for 2023.  This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 19 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 8 non-SEPA countries, at the 4th EAST Global Congress held on 7th June 2023.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Algeria; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom.

Information was also received from two regions (ASP and MENA).

FRAUD TYPE

Fraud Update - Technological Fraud

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published five related Fraud Alerts.

Fraud Update - non-technological fraud

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on Payment and Transaction Fraud (EPTF) has published one related Payment Alert.

FRAUD ORIGIN

Fraud Update - social engineering

Fraud Update - due diligence

 

DUE DILIGENCE

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) has published two related Physical Attack Alerts.

The full EAST Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 1-2023

EAST has just published its first Fraud Update for 2023. This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 21 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 5 non-SEPA countries, at the 3rd EAST Global Congress held on 8th February 2023.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Algeria; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom.

Information was also received from two regions (ASP and MENA).

FRAUD TYPE

Fraud Update

To date in 2023 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published one related Fraud Alert.

Fraud Update

FRAUD ORIGIN

Fraud Update

Fraud Update

DUE DILIGENCE

Fraud Update

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

The full EAST Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 3-2022

EAST has published its third Fraud Update for 2022.  This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 18 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 7 non-SEPA countries, at the 2nd EAST Global Congress held on 5th October 2022.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Algeria; Armenia; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Mexico; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom.

FRAUD TYPE

Fraud Update

To date in 2022 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published five related Fraud Alerts.

Fraud Update

To date in 2022 the EAST EGAF has published three related Fraud Alerts.

FRAUD ORIGIN

Fraud Update

To date in 2022 the EAST EGAF has published one related Fraud Alert.

Fraud Update

To date in 2022 the EAST EGAF has published one related Fraud Alert.

DUE DILIGENCE

Fraud Update

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

To date in 2022 the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) has published five related Physical Attack Alerts.

The full EAST European Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 2-2022

EAST has published its second Fraud Update for 2022.  This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 19 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 6 non-SEPA countries, at the 1st EAST Global Congress held on 16th June 2022.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Armenia, Austria; Belgium; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Slovakia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom.

FRAUD TYPE

EAST Fraud Update 1

To date in 2022 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published two related Fraud Alerts.

EAST Fraud Update 2

To date in 2022 the EAST EGAF has published three related Fraud Alerts.

FRAUD ORIGIN

To date in 2022 EAST EGAF has published two related Fraud Alerts.

DUE DILIGENCE

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

To date in 2022 the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) has published two related Physical Attack Alerts.

The full EAST European Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

 

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 1-2022

EAST has published its first Fraud Update for 2022.  This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 22 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 6 non-SEPA countries, at the 6th (virtual) EAST Interim Meeting held on 9th February 2022.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Armenia, Austria; Belgium; Canada; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom.

FRAUD TYPE

EAST Update

EAST Update

To date in 2022 the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published one related Fraud Alert.

FRAUD ORIGIN

DUE DILIGENCE

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

The full European Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 3-2021

EAST has just published its third Fraud Update for 2021. This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 22 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 6 non-SEPA countries, at the 5th (virtual) EAST Interim Meeting held on 6th October 2021.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Cyprus; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Slovakia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom.

FRAUD TYPE

Fraud Update

To date in 2021 the EAST Expert Group on Payment and Transaction Fraud (EPTF) has published two related Payment Alerts and one related Security Alert, and the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published six related Fraud Alerts.

Fraud Update

To date in 2021 EAST EPTF has published one related Payment Alert.

FRAUD ORIGIN

 

To date in 2021 EAST EPTF has published one related Payment Alert and EAST EGAF has published two related Fraud Alerts.

DUE DILIGENCE

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

 

To date in 2021 the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) has published two related Physical Attack Alerts.

The full European Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

EAST Publishes Fraud Update 2-2021

EAST has just published its second Fraud Update for 2021. This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 22 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 9 non-SEPA countries, at the 4th (virtual) EAST Interim Meeting held on 9th June 2021.

The following countries supplied full or partial information for this Update:

Armenia, Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Cyprus; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Slovakia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom.

FRAUD TYPE

EAST

To date in 2021 the EAST Payments Task Force (EPTF) has published one related Payment Alert and the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) has published four related Fraud Alerts.

EAST

To date in 2021 the EPTF has published one related Payment Alert.

FRAUD ORIGIN

Social Engineering

Data Compromise

To date in 2021 the EPTF has published one related Payment Alert and EAST EGAF has published two related Fraud Alerts.

DUE DILIGENCE

EAST

PHYSICAL ATTACKS

Ram Raids

Robbery

The full European Fraud Update is available to EAST Members (National, Global and Associate).

Information on the Fraud Definitions and Terminology used by EAST can be found as follows:

FRAUD  DEFINITIONS

FRAUD TERMINOLOGY

TERMINAL FRAUD DEFINITIONS

TERMINOLOGY FOR LOCATIONS OF CDC DEVICES AT ATMS AND OTHER TERMINALS

TERMINAL PHYSICAL ATTACK DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY