Japanese police enlist construction firms for help in preventing ATM thefts

December 4, 2002

TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency asked construction firms and others who own or operate heavy machinery to keep watch to prevent such equipment from…

Skimmers hit bank ATMs in Vancouver

December 3, 2002

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A significant number of bank cardholders were apparently victimized in an ATM skimming scam over the Nov. 30 weekend, according…

Upcoming ATMIA conference to include security seminar

December 3, 2002

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The ATM Industry Association's upcoming conference, "ATMs in the Americas" March 4-7 in Miami, will include a pre-conference, one-day…

More networks finalizing Triple DES deadlines

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November 21, 2002

After some fits and starts, most leading electronic funds transfer networks -- including Star and NYCE -- are finalizing deadlines for ATM vendors, deployers…

Annual card fee to help cover cost of chip upgrade in Malaysia

November 19, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS) said the 8 ringgits annual fee (about $2.10 U.S.) charged for its new…

Australian authorities arrest Malaysian national in ATM case

November 17, 2002

SYDNEY -- A Malaysian national, 28-year-old Kok Meng Ng, was forced to surrender his passport in Parramatta Local Court on Nov. 18 after being arrested by…

Bank One implements NCR ImageMark archiving

November 14, 2002

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bank One Corporation (NYSE: ONE) and NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) have implemented NCR's ImageMark Enterprise Transaction Archive as the…

Malaysia to issue chip card in 1Q 2003

November 11, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- More than 11 million ATM cardholders will switch to a new chip-based card next year and pay an annual fee of 8 Malaysian ringgits…

Australian authorities discover skimming scam

November 10, 2002

SYDNEY -- Thieves apparently used skimming devices attached to an ATM owned by St. George Bank to copy more than 100 cards before going on a weekend spending…

2nd suspect charged in Boston ATM scam

November 7, 2002

BOSTON -- A second suspect will be charged on Nov. 8 in connection with a scam that authorities allege netted more than $1 million over a four-year period…

Backhoes used to steal 23 million yen from ATMs

November 5, 2002

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Thieves used stolen backhoes to break into ATMs and made off with 23 million yen (U.S. $189,000) in early November.

Thales e-Security launches high-speed security modules, publishes free EMV guide

November 5, 2002

WESTON, Fla. -- Thales e-Security, leading providers of cryptographic processors to the global card transaction processing marketplace, has launched a new…

Boston-area ATM scam targets high schoolers

November 3, 2002

BOSTON -- A Brockton woman was arrested on Nov. 1 and charged with taking part in a scam to steal at least $1 million from the bank accounts of area high…

Canadian police sting nets ATM thieves

October 31, 2002

BRAMPTON, Ontario -- Police arrested three armed men, allegedly planning to ambush armored car guards refilling ATMs, in an Oct. 29 sting operation, according…

Malaysian bank to spend $10M on ATM upgrade to accept chip cards

October 30, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Bumiputra-Commerce Bhd (BCB) has allocated 40 million Malaysian ringgits (about $10.5 million U.S.) to upgrade its ATM system and…

Detroit cop moonlights as ATM thief

October 28, 2002

DETROIT -- Fresh out of the police academy and assigned to the 9th (Gratiot) Precinct, 30-year-old Marcus Franklin could not resist moonlighting as a thief…

They're baaaaack; Malaysian authorities discover illegal camera at ATM

October 24, 2002

PENANG, Malaysia -- Authorities believe that a fraud syndicate responsible for RM1.2mil (Malaysian ringgits or about $315,800 U.S.) in illegal withdrawals…

Malaysian government steps up smart card outreach

October 24, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Iris Corporation Bhd, the company producing multi-purpose smart cards called MyKad for the Malaysian government, is expected to make…

Two foreign nationals held on $2 million bail in Boston area skimming case

October 22, 2002

BOSTON -- Two foreign nationals charged with rigging Boston-area ATMs with a skimming device to steal customers' PINs are each being held on $2 million cash…

Boston police arrest two Colombian nationals in ATM skimming skam

October 20, 2002

BOSTON -- Boston police on Oct. 18 arrested two Colombian nationals they said helped mastermind an ATM scam that may have victimized thousands of Massachusetts…