UAE's Central Bank recommends replacement of older ATMs

June 29, 2003

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Banks may invest millions of dirhams to replace their older ATMs in line with a recent recommendation by the UAE's Central…

Nigeria's Central Bank proposes ATM security guidelines

June 29, 2003

NIGERIA -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its Draft Guidelines on Electronic Banking, has warned all Nigerian banks offering ATMs that they will be…

UAE banks leery of upping ATM withdrawal limits in wake of fraud

June 24, 2003

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- UAE banks are awaiting directives as well as assurance from the Central Bank before restoring ATM withdrawal limits, fearing…

States crack down on unlicensed ATM investments

June 22, 2003

ST. LOUIS -- A cease and desist order was issued Friday against four businesses and two individuals involved in offering unregistered ATM and payphone…

In NY, more credit union members charged with 9/11-related ATM theft

June 18, 2003

NEW YORK -- More than 100 members of the Municipal Credit Union were charged on June 18 with looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from ATMs after a…

Japanese bank girds itself against ATM theft

June 18, 2003

TOKYO -- Kyoto Hokuto Shinkin Bank has installed steel girders at its ATM kiosks in Kyoto Prefecture in response to a spate of robberies in which the machines…

Another Russian sentenced in Canadian skimming case

June 17, 2003

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A Russian who entered Canada with a fraudulent passport and joined other illegal immigrants in a $1.2 million ($790,460 U.S.…

EFTA releases recommended security measures

June 16, 2003

HERNDON, VA. - The Electronic Funds Transfer Association has released specific recommendations for improving the security of ATM services. The final document…

Charges filed against man who sold ATM to 92-year-old

June 16, 2003

TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida's Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulations is investigating a man who allegedly sold an ATM as an investment to a…

FBI investigating rash of Southern Calif. ATM thefts

June 15, 2003

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- The FBI is investigating a dozen ATM thefts in Southern California, including four since May and one last week, according to a report in…

Stolen truck used to batter, steal ATM in Calif.

June 11, 2003

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. -- Thieves driving a stolen truck rammed free an automated teller machine at a shopping center early June 11, 2003, then stole…

Ex-guard jailed for 10 years over ATM blast in Osaka

June 11, 2003

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka District Court sentenced a former security guard to 10 years in prison over an explosion at an ATM  in central Osaka in June last…

ATM stolen from retail store

June 8, 2003

WEST BOXFORD, Mass. -- Boxford police are looking for three suspects they believe stole an ATM -- which only contained $120 in cash -- from a store here.

Jurors don't buy alibi in ATM theft

June 5, 2003

EASTON, Pa. -- Jurors didn't buy a former Exxon gas station manager's alibi that he took money from the station's ATM and put it into the cash register because…

New ATM security regs PIN it on the pad

In the past, ATM vendors didn't pay much attention to the PIN pad. That's all changed, however, due to increased concerns over PIN security and the approaching…

Skim scam man

June 4, 2003

A recent case in which skimming devices were placed inside of ATMs was one of the more sophisticated frauds of its type, according to the Secret Service. While…

Former gas station manager has creative alibi for ATM theft

June 3, 2003

EASTON, Pa. -- A former gas station manager accused of stealing $180,000 from the station's ATM admitted that he took money from the machine -- but said he put…

Malaysian police arrest several members of ATM theft ring, still seek leader

June 2, 2003

IPOH, Malaysia -- Police arrested six Indonesian men for a series of thefts at ATMs that were carried out with the aid of oxy-acetylene torches.

UAE banks cut ATM withdrawal limits while skimming case is investigated

June 1, 2003

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A suspected ATM fraud has led banks in the United Arab Emirates to cut the maximum amounts customers can withdraw from the…

NY lawmaker questions tactics of ATM 'panic button' manufacturer

June 1, 2003

NEW YORK -- A Queens lawmaker, state Sen. Frank Padavan, has introduced a bill that would require 911-linked panic buttons at all ATMs, but the bill has been…