Japanese police declined to confirm the robbery, but Standard Bank acknowledged the heist and put its losses at around $19 million. Armed with fake credit card details from South Africa’s Standard Bank, the thieves hit 1,400 convenience store ATMs in a coordinated attack earlier this month. “Investigations are at a sensitive stage and further information will be provided as appropriate,” Standard Bank said. Their haul totalled 1.4 billion yen ($13 million), according to the reports, with machines in Tokyo and Osaka among those targeted. A manhunt is underway for criminals who looted millions from Japan’s cash machines nationwide in an hours-long heist, officials and reports said Monday.

Source: Hindustan Times May 23, 2016 09:09 UTC