Attacks on ATMs in South Africa are on the rise, and more criminals are moving away from angle grinders in favour of explosives, even though blowing a machine up has a far greater chance of ruining the money stored inside.
The number of attacks on ATMs in South Africa jumped by 11% last year, with overall financial losses surging even further.
Most criminals targeting cash held in ATMs prefer using explosives over all other methods, with bombed machines accounting for almost 70% of all recorded attacks in 2021, up around 15% from the year before. Criminals opting for angle grinders usually target shopping centres said Sabric, where security guards are held hostage by the gang. Other perpetrators, disguised as security guards in full uniform, keep a lookout while the ATM is busted open with an angle grinder.
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