Customers use automatic teller machines at the Citigroup Inc. headquarters in New York. Photographer: ANDREW HARRER/Bloomberg

Banks are on alert for new attacks targeting cash in ATMs after the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. lenders last week of a potential threat.

"The FBI routinely advises private industry of various cyber-threat indicators observed during the course of our investigations," Lauren Hagee, an FBI spokeswoman, said in an emailed statement. "This data is provided in order to help systems administrators guard against the actions of persistent cyber criminals."

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