49th EAST Meeting hosted by LINK in London

The 49th EAST Meeting (National Members) was hosted by the LINK Scheme in London on 8th October 2019. National country crime updates were provided by 20 countries, and a global update by HSBC.  Topics covered included payment fraud and the continuing evolution of payment technology and related threats, terminal related fraud attacks, malware and logical attacks, and ATM related physical attacks.

The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol gave a presentation on the ‘Genesis’ dark web marketplace where cyber-criminals are selling digital fingerprints (bots).  This was followed by a presentation from the INTERPOL Financial Crimes unit on ATM and payment crime.

The Gulf Cooperation Council Police (GCCPOL) then shared an update on payment and fraud issues seen by their 6 member countries. In recognition of their first attendance at an EAST Meeting, GCCPOL representative Major Mohammed Khalid Alabsi presented the current Chair of EAST, Ms Veronica Borgogna (BANCOMAT SpA), with a mementoe of the occasion.  EAST Executive Director Lachlan Gunn said: “We are delighted to be strengthening our relationship with the GCC and the Arab States of the Gulf, another step forward in enhancing the global value of our National Member platform.”

Presentations were also given by the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) and the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP).  An update was given by the EAST Payments Task Force (EPTF).

EAST Fraud Update 3-2019 will be produced later this month, based on the national country crime updates provided at the 49th EAST Meeting.  EAST Fraud Updates are available on the EAST Website to EAST Members.

EAST EGAF holds 19th Meeting in Amsterdam

EAST EGAFThe Nineteenth Meeting of the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EAST EGAF) took place on Wednesday 18th September 2019 at ING Domestic Bank in Amsterdam.

EAST EGAF is a regional expert group that focuses on regional and global payment terminal crime and fraud related issues, threats and counter-measures.

The meeting was chaired by Mr Otto de Jong and was attended by key representatives from Terminal Deployers, Terminal Vendors, Networks, Card Schemes, Security Equipment and Software Vendors, Law Enforcement and Forensic Analysts.

The Group, which meets three times a year in advance of each of the meetings of EAST National Members, enables in-depth and technical discussion to take place on Logical and Malware attacks, Card Skimming, Card Trapping, Cash Trapping and Transaction Reversal Fraud.

In addition EAST EGAF generates EAST Fraud Alerts for all EAST Members (National and Associate). In total 219 EAST Fraud Alerts have been issued, 18 to date in 2019.

EAST EGAF meetings are restricted to working group members and, to provide a wider platform for sharing/discussion, the Group is holding a half-day open seminar in London on 9th October 2019.  Registration for this is still open and more information can be found on the EAST Events website.

Terminal Fraud Update – EAST FCS Seminars 2019

Terminal Fraud

Act now to save your place for the Terminal Fraud Seminar that will be held by the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) on 9th October 2019.

Terminal Fraud TERMINAL FRAUD SEMINAR- PROGRAMME UPDATE

  • EAST Executive Director Lachlan Gunn will share the latest Terminal Fraud Statistics published by EAST, covering the period January to June 2019;
  • Veronica Borgogna of BANCOMAT S.p.A will provide a national threat assessment for Italy
  • and Ben Birtwistle of RBS will provide a national threat assessment for the UK

The national threat assessments will cover card compromise and logical/malware attacks

This interactive event follows the basic structure of EAST EGAF Member meetings.  Attendance at EAST EGAF meetings is limited, as it is a working group, and this event enables a wider participation and the opportunity for all attendees to engage with the Group and its organizers.

ATM Physical Attacks

The EAST FCS Seminars will be co-located with RBR’s ATM & Cyber Security 2019 event, although separate registration is required.


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EAST FCS Seminars – Sponsorship Announcement

EAST is delighted to announce that sponsorship opportunities are available for the upcoming EAST Financial Crime and Security (FCS) Seminars, which will take place at the Park Plaza, Victoria, London on Wednesday 9 October 2019.  A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available for each Seminar. For further details, visit our events website or click on the button below.

FCS Seminars

The EAST FCS Seminars are user-driven events aimed at professionals involved with identifying, preventing and detecting security risks and crime relating to ATMs and other self-service terminals, from a wide range of organisations including banks and police forces. Details of past FCS events can be seen on the Events page of this website.

FCS Seminars

The Financial Crime and Security Seminars will comprise two dedicated tracks:

Terminal Fraud Seminar (organised by the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud – EGAF)

ATM Physical Attacks Seminar (organised by the EAST Expert Group on ATM & ATS Physical Attacks – EGAP)

FCS Seminars


 

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Co-location with RBR’s ATM & Cyber Security 2019

ATM & Cyber Security 2019 runs from 08:00 on 8th October to 14:00 on 9th October 2019, while the EAST Terminal Fraud and ATM Physical Attacks seminars run from 14:00 to 17:30 on 9th October 2019.

Please note: The RBR conference is a separate event and requires separate registration – see the RBR website for details and online booking.

48th EAST Meeting hosted by Europol in The Hague

The 48th EAST Meeting (National Members) was hosted by Europol at their Headquarters in The Hague on 5th June 2019. Presentations were made by the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the European Serious Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC).

National country crime updates were provided by 18 countries, and a global update by HSBC. Topics covered included payment fraud and the evolution of payment technology, ATM malware and logical attacks, terminal related fraud attacks and ATM related physical attacks.

Presentations were also given by the EAST Payments Task Force (EPTF), the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF) and the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP).

EAST Fraud Update 2-2019 will be produced later this month, based on the national country crime updates provided at the meeting. EAST Fraud Updates are available on the EAST Website to EAST Members.

48th EAST Meeting

2019 EAST FCS Seminars – Programme Announcement

EAST FCS

The programme for the 2019 EAST FCS Seminars is now available.

Two concurrent seminars will be held on 9th October 2019:

EAST FCS Terminal Fraud Seminar (organised by the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF)

This interactive event follows the basic structure of EAST EGAF Member meetings.  An introduction to the Group will be followed by a presentation of the latest EAST Fraud Statistics (H1 2019) and a high-level overview of the European situation by Europol.  Then a session will then focus on the terminal fraud situation in four countries/regions, followed by a short discussion.  This will be followed by a practical demonstration of Project Checkcard, aimed at checking the validity of EMV cards, followed by a session topic still tbc.  Attendance at EAST EGAF meetings is limited due to the size of the Group and this event enables a wider participation and the opportunity for all attendees to engage with the Group and its organizers.

EAST FCS ATM Physical Attacks Seminar (organised by the EAST Expert Group on ATM & ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP)

This interactive event follows the basic structure of EAST EGAP Member meetings.  An introduction to the Group will be followed by presentation of the latest EAST Physical Attack Statistics (H1 2019) and recent attack definitions, and a high-level overview of the European situation.  Then a session will focus on the ATM physical attack situation in five countries, which will be followed by a session on banknote infrared recognition.  The event will conclude with a Q&A session on all attack types and counter-measures.  Attendance at EAST EGAP meetings is limited, as it is a working group, and this event enables a wider participation and the opportunity for all attendees to engage with the Group and its organizers.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TERMINAL FRAUD SEMINAR

Otto de Jong, of ING Bank and Chair of EAST EGAF, will host the Terminal Fraud Seminar and chair the discussion on Threat Assessments – Europe;

Tobias Wieloch, of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), will provide an overview of terminal fraud in Europe from Europol’s perspective;

Arnt Olav Rottereng, of EVRY ATM Services, will update on the terminal fraud situation in the Nordics;

and Tobias Heckmann, Software Developer at the University of Applied Sciences Bingen, will present and demonstrate Project CheckCard, an investigation tool designed to assist law enforcement to validate whether or not a smart card is genuine.

 

EAST EGAF holds 18th Meeting in Amsterdam

EGAFThe Eighteenth Meeting of the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EAST EGAF) took place on Wednesday 8th May 2019 at ING Domestic Bank in Amsterdam.

EAST EGAF is a regional expert group that focuses on regional and global payment terminal crime and fraud related issues, threats and counter-measures.

The meeting was chaired by Mr Otto de Jong and was attended by key representatives from Terminal Deployers, Terminal Vendors, Networks, Card Schemes, Security Equipment and Software Vendors, Law Enforcement and Forensic Analysts.

The Group, which meets three times a year in advance of each of the meetings of EAST National Members, enables in-depth and technical discussion to take place on Logical and Malware attacks, Card Skimming, Card Trapping, Cash Trapping and Transaction Reversal Fraud.

In addition EAST EGAF generates EAST Fraud Alerts for all EAST Members (National and Associate). In total 210 EAST Fraud Alerts have been issued, 9 to date in 2019.

EAST EGAF meetings are restricted to working group members and, to provide a wider platform for sharing/discussion, the Group is holding a half-day open seminar in London on 9th October 2019.  Registration for this is now open and more information can be found on the EAST Events website.

ATM Physical Attacks in Europe on the increase

ATM physical attacksEAST has just published a European Payment Terminal Crime Report covering 2018 which reports that ATM physical attacks have risen for the fourth consecutive year.

ATM related physical attacks rose 27% when compared with 2017 (up from 3,584 to 4,549 incidents).  Within this total ATM explosive attacks (including explosive gas and solid explosive attacks) were down 3% (down from 1,081 to 1,052 incidents).  Explosive attacks remain a cause for concern as the number of countries reporting them has risen from ten in 2017 to eleven in 2018.  Such attacks result in extensive collateral damage and can pose a risk to life.

Losses due to ATM related physical attacks were €36 million, a 16% increase from the €31 million reported during 2017.  The average cash loss per explosive or gas attack is estimated at €17,103, the average cash loss for a robbery is estimated at €13,682 per incident and the average cash loss for a ram raid or burglary attack is estimated at €13,198.  These figures do not take into account collateral damage to equipment or buildings, which can be significant and often exceeds the value of the cash lost in successful attacks.

EAST Executive Director Lachlan Gunn said, “The success rate for solid explosive attacks is of particular concern – we estimate that the average cash loss per solid explosive attack is €27,065.  Such attacks continue to spread geographically with two countries reporting them for the first time in early 2019.  Our Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) is actively monitoring the situation and provides a cross-border platform for the industry and law enforcement to share related intelligence and measures that can be taken to mitigate the risks.”

Payment terminal related fraud attacks fell 36% when compared with 2017 (down from 20,971 to 13,511 incidents).  This fall was mainly driven by a 26% decrease in card skimming incidents (down from 2,556 to 1,883 incidents) and by a 66% fall in transaction reversal fraud incidents (down from 14,098 to 4,843 incidents).

Losses due to payment terminal related fraud attacks fell 30% when compared with 2017 (down from €353 million to €247 million).  Within these totals international skimming losses fell by 27% (down from €280 million to €205 million) and domestic skimming losses were down 44% (from €64 million to €36 million).

A total of 157 ATM malware and logical attacks were reported, down from 192 in 2017, an 18% decrease.  156 of the attacks were logical attacks where equipment typically referred to as a ‘black box’ is used to send dispense commands directly to the ATM cash dispenser in order to cash-out the ATM.  Related losses were down 70%, from €1.52 million to €0.45 million.

A summary of the report statistics under the main headings is in the table below.

The full Crime Report is available to EAST Members (National and Associate)

2019 EAST FCS Seminars – Save The Date!

The 2019 EAST Financial Crime & Security (FCS) Seminars will be held on Wednesday 9th October 2019, at the Park Plaza, Victoria, London, UK.  Save the date!  Register now to get the Early Bird Registration Rate and save £100 on the Standard Registration Rate! (see current 2019 prices here)

Early Registration deadline – Monday 19th August 2019

Two concurrent seminars will be held:

To view last year’s EAST FCS programme and speakers or to check the venue details please visit our events website: www.east-events.org

These events will be co-located with RBR’s ATM & Cyber Security 2019 event, although separate registration is required.

FCS Seminars

47th EAST Meeting hosted by SIBS in Lisbon

The 47th Meeting of EAST National Members was hosted by SIBS at the SANA Metropolitan Hotel in Lisbon on 6th February 2019. National country crime updates were provided by 21 countries, and a global update by HSBC.  Topics covered included payment fraud and the evolution of payment technology, ATM malware and logical attacks, terminal related fraud attacks and ATM related physical attacks.

Presentations were also given by the EAST Payments Task Force (EPTF) and the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal Fraud (EGAF).  An update was given by the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP).

EAST Fraud Update 1-2019 will be produced in early March, based on the national country crime updates provided at the meeting.  EAST Fraud Updates are available on the EAST Website to EAST Members.