On 11 October the Bank of Taiwan shut down over 600 ATMs around Taiwan for 16 hours to thoroughly check the machines, but unauthorized withdrawals continued, enveloping several other banks as the crime spree spread northward.
台灣銀行隨即於十一日將全國六百多台自動櫃員機系統緊急停機十六小時，進行清查。但盜領仍舊持續，並擴大至其他數家銀行，且由南向北延燒。