Malaysian authorities warn banks about ATM fraud

June 24, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Police in Kuala Lumpur have recommended that banks take steps to prevent any foreign objects from being installed in ATM machines…

Explosion at ATM injures four in Japan

June 18, 2002

OSAKA, Japan -- Four people were injured, one critically, in an explosion at a bank of ATMs inside a building in downtown Osaka, Japan, on June 18. Police are…

Malaysian thieves siphon money from accounts

June 17, 2002

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - Thieves using fake ATM cards and access to computer accounts stole RM100,000 ($26,000) from customers at four Malaysian banks the…

HP intros processors designed for Triple DES needs

June 5, 2002

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP (NYSE:HPQ), formerly known as Hewlett Packard, has introduced three Atalla Network Security Processors (NSPs), a series of computers it…

FBI investigating Boston Brink's robberies

May 29, 2002

BOSTON -- Boston authorities are looking for a man who dressed like a guard to rob a Brink's truck at gunpoint of more than $1 million outside an ATM on May…

Triple DES dare you

First Y2K. Then ADAAG. The latest acronym to inspire industry-wide angst is DES - as in Data Encryption Standard - or more accurately, Triple DES.

Misdirected rage hits ATMs in Greece

May 28, 2002

ATHENS, Greece -- An anonymous caller to a radio station claimed responsibility for firebomb attacks on two ATMs in separate incidents on May 15, saying the…

Things get hari

May 27, 2002

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A man who authorities believe to be a Canadian national damaged an ATM at a local convenience store with a large Samurai sword, according…

All ATM security, all the time

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April 30, 2002

The recent ATM Sec 2 conference, presented by the ATM Industry Association, gave participants a comprehensive overview of ATM security issues.

No question the cash in Australian ATM heist was hot

April 30, 2002

SYDNEY -- Two hapless thieves were forced to abandon a stolen ATM when the cash inside became hot enough to literally burst into flames.

Thales introduces new encryption module

April 28, 2002

LONDON -- Thales e-Security, a network security provider for UK government applications, has introduced a new version of its Datacryptor 2000 to meet the…

Moscow ATM hackers sentenced

April 22, 2002

MOSCOW - Two leaders of a hackers' group that manipulated Moscow ATMs in an attempt to steal $1 million from foreign bank accounts were sentenced to five years…

ATMIA presents global ATM security awards

April 18, 2002

LONDON -- The ATM Industry Association, in association with ATMmarketplace.com, presented its first-ever global ATM security awards at "ATM Sec 2," ATMIA's…

Strange twist: ATM holds up man!

April 16, 2002

RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ -- James Kahlke had no idea he would miss Thanksgiving dinner when he stopped to withdraw cash from an ATM at a Commerce Bank branch. But…

Police investigating unauthorized ATM withdrawals in Taiwan

April 9, 2002

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Police are investigating more than 100 unauthorized cash withdrawals at several banks' ATMs, according to a report in the Financial Times.

NYCE event addresses ATM fraud

April 3, 2002

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- More than 200 financial institution executives attended a special installment of the NYCE Corporation's "Risk Management Forum" series…

Malaysian Finance Minister says switch to chip will reduce ATM fraud

April 2, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian banks are expected to replace magnetic strips with chips on ATM and credit cards in the second quarter of 2002 and early…

Diebold's AccuTrack introduced by USAlliance

March 21, 2002

RYE, N.Y. -- USAlliance Federal Credit Union will be the first financial institution in the U.S. to install Diebold's new AccuTrack digital video server that…

ATMs take a licking, leave would-be thieves ticked off

March 12, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two freestanding ATMs took a licking, and left a couple of emptyhanded -- and probably ticked off -- would-be thieves at a San Francisco…

Iris ID system opens eyes in the ATM industry

Windows to the soul? Maybe, but eyes also may hold the key to better service at ATMs and banks. Sensar's prototype iris identification system (pictured at…