MULTIPLE reports of damaged automated teller machines have emerged from the Sentul area in Kuala Lumpur, with CCTV footage allegedly showing a suspect systematically targeting banking facilities. But has someone really been going around smashing ATMs across the city? Verdict:TRUEAround RM64,000 in damages have been reported following a series of ATM vandalism incidents in the Sentul area in Kuala Lumpur. CCTV footage of the suspect vandalising the ATM machines has since gone viral on social media. On Feb 17, four additional reports of vandalism were received at two more banks in Jinjang Selatan and two in Jinjang Utara.

Source: The Star February 18, 2026 06:09 UTC