Data tape containing U.S. cardholder data is lost

January 27, 2008

ePaynews: Personal information on roughly 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other large U.S. retailers could be compromised after a data tape was…

Texas bank hit by international thieves with fake ATM cards

January 27, 2008

KDFW-TV: One of the largest independent banks in Fort Worth, Texas, is reeling after thieves broke in online, made up fake ATM cards and made off with…

Toronto police bust ATM-fraud ring

January 24, 2008

The Toronto Star: Police in Toronto have busted an ATM-fraud operation that used skimming devices and cameras to steal personal bank information in several…

Diebold's Opteva ATM celebrates fifth anniversary

January 23, 2008

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold Inc.'s Opteva ATM line celebrates its fifth anniversary this month.   Diebold says it now has more than 100,000 Opteva ATMs…

Bulgarian crime group nabbed for debit drain from Americans

January 23, 2008

FOCUS Information Agency: Three people in Sofia, Bulgaria, have been arrested for draining money from the accounts of U.S. debit cardholders. The investigation…

Honolulu council bans panhandling near ATMs

January 22, 2008

KHNL-TV: The Honolulu City Council is expected to pass a bill banning aggressive panhandling within 10 feet of an ATM. The bill came after residents…

ATMeye combines anti-skimming tech, video for ATM security

January 22, 2008

SURREY, England — ATM Parts Co. Ltd., a division of Acal's Parts Services group, has announced its U.K. launch of the ATMeye with integrated anti-skimming, a…

ATMs and a changing biz model

Five things to consider for ATM reinvestment or reinvention.

GPS helps Atlanta police nab ATM thief

January 20, 2008

Private Officer Breaking News: A man who police believe used a forklift to steal an ATM from a Lawrenceville, Ga., bank was arrested last week by Gwinnett…

ATM misprint makes Canadian teen a millionaire

January 20, 2008

Chatham (Ontario, Canada) Daily News: Fifteen-year-old Dallas Pokornik learned he was a millionaire after checking his balance at an ATM. When the ATM receipt…

Bank of Moscow signs with Fiserv for risk-management solution

January 20, 2008

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv IPS-Sendero, a unit of Fiserv Inc. and provider of risk and value-management solutions, announced that Bank of Moscow has selected…

Man gets second chance after life sentence for ATM scam

January 16, 2008

China.org: The Guangdong Supreme Court in China has thrown back a high-profile case in which a man received a life sentence for deliberately withdrawing…

B of A refunds woman after dispensing fake twenty at ATM

January 10, 2008

New OrleansNet: An Orlando, Fla., woman who got counterfeit cash from a Bank of America ATM says the bank has agreed to replace the phony money. Harriett…

First Gulf Bank launches chip-based debit card from MasterCard

January 9, 2008

Al Bawaba: First Gulf Bank, a leading bank in the UAE based in Abu Dhabi, has launched a chip-based MasterCard Worldwide debit card. The card provides…

Alaric appoints industry expert to head ANZ region

January 9, 2008

LONDON — Alaric International, a supplier of advanced technology solutions for the card-payments industry, announced that it has appointed payments industry…

ATM con men net $22.4 million in Japan

January 8, 2008

The (Japan) Yomiuri Shimbun: People posing as tax-office officials and calling victims to offer refunds managed to net a total of 2.45 billion yen (U.S. $22.…

Harvard uncovers ID, debit-card scam

January 7, 2008

The Boston Globe: Harvard University police and the Middlesex district attorney's office are investigating a security breach at the school after an…

Terror suspects sentenced for ATM-related scam

January 7, 2008

(New York) Daily News: Three men accused of being part of a terrorist plot to steal $250,000 from city ATMs with bogus cards and stolen identities were on…

ATM tech accused of stealing $250,000

January 7, 2008

The Associated Press: A man who services ATMs faces a charge of stealing more than $250,000 from the machines and his employer, Colby Enterprises of Kenner…

Citibank limits ATM cash withdrawals in NYC

January 3, 2008

(New York) Daily News: A jump in ATM fraud led Citibank last month to slash the maximum amount of cash available to its customers. The new cap on cash began…