Spike in “Chain Gang” Destructive Attacks on ATMsLast summer, financial institutions throughout Texas started reporting a sudden increase in attacks involving well-orchestrated teams that would show up at night, use stolen trucks and heavy chains to rip Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) out of their foundations, and make off with the cash boxes inside. Now it appears the crime -- known variously as "ATM smash-and-grab" and "chain gang" attacks -- is rapidly increasing in other states.
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Spike in “Chain Gang” Destructive Attacks on ATMs
