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ATM maintenance tech broke the bank by forgetting to return a key

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-01-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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A lighthearted anecdote recounts an ATM technician mistakenly taking a bank branch’s ATM keys, triggering immediate lock changes and staff discipline for violating key-handling rules; it contains no cyber threat intelligence such as malware, APTs, data breaches, or vulnerabilities.

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