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Too much info about ATM attacks on the Web?

August 29, 2007

Brisbane Times:Members of a gang planning to blow up ATMs with nitroglycerine bombs "googled" for tips, a court in Sydney, Australia, heard this week. The four men from Sydney's south-west had reportedly been under surveillance after ordering 23 liters of chemicals. Australian Federal Police forensics experts said the chemicals could have been used to make up to 40 kilograms of high-powered explosives. The men were charged with conspiring to possess explosives with the intent to damage property. Internet surveillance showed that one man had "googled" the search terms "how to blow up ATM machines" and "how much money is kept in bank ATMs." He had also visited a Web site called "How to blow up ATM machines."