Cash worth 1.4bn yen ($13m; £8.8m) has been taken from cash machines in Japan using credit cards created with data stolen from a South African bank.The money was withdrawn in less than three hours from 1,400 convenience store cash machines across Japan, the Kyodo news agency reports.The withdrawals targeted 7-Eleven cash machines, whoch unlike most in Japan accept foreign cards.South Africa’s Standard Bank estimated its total losses at $19.25m.Police suspect more than 100 people were involved across Japan, Kyodo said, putting the date of the incident as 15 May.The maximum amount of 100,000 yen ($913; £629) was withdrawn in each of 14,000 transactions, said the agency, citing “investigative sources”.
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