A private bank in Peshawar was robbed this Sunday, with the cybercriminalshacking an ATM to steal Rs. 3.3 million.

According to the police, the hackers used a laptop and skimming device tohack the ATM. They reportedly spent more than an hour in the ATM towithdraw an amount of Rs. 3.34 million without a hitch.

“They successfully fled after skimming an ATM at a Peshawar bank,” thepolice said.——————————

Commenting on the entire episode, the bank manager said that although asecurity guard was posted at the bank, he slept through the incident.

The police have launched a case against the criminals and included thesecurity guard in the investigations.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has an impressive track recordagainst such gangs. The agency has successfully unearthed many gangsinvolved in ATM/bank frauds in the past.