ATM manufacturer names regional security director

July 29, 2010

David J. Kennedy recently joined Diebold Inc. as regional security director in the manufacturer’s enterprise security organization. Kennedy, a nationally known…

Hacker gives ATM officials a security lesson

July 28, 2010

 ATM manufacturers must use knowledge gained from an ethical hacker who discovered a way to force off-premise ATMs to dispense vault cash without  PINs, said…

Canadian financial institution to convert cards to EMV

July 27, 2010

Home Trust Co., a federally regulated Canadian trust company, has hired Gemalto N.V. to convert the financial institution’s magnetic-stripe cards to EMV or…

Winnipeg police are investigating possible $2 million theft from an ATM

Winnipeg, Canada, police are investigating a possible multi-million dollar theft from an ATM deployed in one of the city's hospitals.

Wincor Nixdorf's new device is designed to stop ATM skimming in its tracks

July 18, 2010

Wincor Nixdorf AG will introduce in the United States later this month a module that alerts ATM owners that a skimming device has been attached to the…

Fake ATM tricks customers in China

June 23, 2010

It's bad enough when an ATM has been hacked with a skimmer that steals data from users — worse still to have an entire ATM be a fake.

BNZ patents 'liquid encryption number' for bank cards

June 22, 2010

The New Zealand Herald reports that Bank of New Zealand has received a patent on an invention created by one of its employees: a "liquid encryption number…

Diebold's alert will help businesses weather the storm

June 20, 2010

ATM manufacturer Diebold Inc. has added weather alerts to its monitoring capabilities because of the potential for severe weather to knock out companies…

Romanian police arrest alleged ATM skimmer gang members

June 15, 2010

Romanian police have arrested 20 members of a gang law enforcement officials accuse of manufacturing and selling ATM skimmers.

Giesecke & Devrient hosts technology forum

June 14, 2010

Giesecke & Devrient, a Munich, Germany, technology company, is hosting its third Mobile Security Forum to promote an exchange of ideas among…

Heartland Payment Systems launches new card security technology

May 24, 2010

Heartland Payment Systems has commercially launched its new state-of-the-art payment card security technology.

ATM assaults on the rise

May 20, 2010

Around the United States, theft and destruction of ATMs is becoming increasingly popular.

Heartland Payment Systems, MasterCard agree to $41.4 million settlement

May 19, 2010

Heartland Payment Systems, the nation's fifth largest payment processor, has agreed to a $41.4 million settlement with MasterCard and its issuers to resolve…

Feds close in on high-tech ATM thieves

May 17, 2010

A federal task force continued to track down a high-tech network of Romanian thieves who used electronic spyware to steal from ATM customers in the Northeast.

LSU scientists develop efficiency software

May 16, 2010

Scientists at Louisiana State University have developed software that can monitor systems, make decisions, learn from results and adjust decisions on future…

Edcomm Banker's Academy updates ATM operations teller training program

May 16, 2010

Edcomm Banker's Academy recently made updates to its ATM operations teller training program.

Finding solutions for denomination fraud

by Fritz Esker — Freelance Journalist, Networld Alliance

Denomination fraud can provide headaches for ISOs, but there are some steps that can be taken at the password security and programming levels to prevent it.

Skimmers and no-swipe cards

May 10, 2010

As no-swipe cards make credit card purchases more convenient for consumers, they also make them susceptible to new tricks from skimmers. According to a story…

SmartMetric to manufacture and distribute EMV SmartCards

May 10, 2010

SmartMetric Inc. announced today its plans to penetrate the EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) credit and debit payment SmartCard market.

Hacker develops multi-platform rootkit for ATMs

May 6, 2010

Security researcher Barnaby Jack will deliver a talk on ATM security vulnerabilities and disclose a new ATM rootkit at the Black Hat Las Vegas conference, to…