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ATM too big for small-time thieves
January 21, 2003
FREMONT, Calif. -- Police are looking for a pair of would-be thieves who tried to steal an ATM from an Ardenwood neighborhood gas station early on Jan. 16 -…
read nowJapanese banks try noise, light to deter ATM thieves
January 20, 2003
TOKYO -- Japanese financial institutions, ripped off repeatedly by thieves who use stolen construction equipment to carry off cash-filled ATMs, are outfitting…
read nowJapanese security guard charged in ATM blast
January 20, 2003
OSAKA, Japan -- Police arrested a former security guard on Jan. 20 on suspicion that he set fire to an ATM cubicle in central Osaka last June, causing an…
read nowATMIA launches new effort to boost ATM security
January 19, 2003
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) is launching a program called Operation Sword and Shield. According to Mike Lee, ATMIA's…
read nowUK ATM customers charged with conspiracy after unexpected windfall
January 15, 2003
LONDON -- Coventry Building Society ATMs spewed out more than £850,000 (about $1.3 million U.S.) in five days to customers who were able to obtain any amount…
read nowMore than 95% of Malaysia's ATMs are ready for chip
January 12, 2003
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- More than 95 percent of Malaysia's 3,839 automated ATMs have been fully upgraded to chip-based technology, according to a report in…
read nowRelative of Thai ATM theft suspect turns in missing money
January 9, 2003
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A relative of the suspected mastermind of a recent 50-million-baht (about $1.16 million U.S.) security van robbery returned almost one…
read nowAsia-Pac is leading EMV adoption
January 9, 2003
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Asia-Pacific is leading the way in migration to Europay-MasterCard-Visa (EMV) chip cards, according to a report in e-media.
read nowStudy shows public support for biometrics at ATMs, elsewhere
January 8, 2003
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Most Americans are willing to accept increased use of biometric technologies by private sector firms, providing proper privacy safeguards…
read nowJapanese construction company wants to help prevent ATM thefts
January 8, 2003
TOKYO -- Construction equipment maker Komatsu Ltd will distribute copy-resistant keys to its products to prevent them from being used in smash-and-grab attacks…
read nowDid ATM thief keep warm with hot cash? Police doubt his story
January 7, 2003
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The suspected mastermind of a bank van robbery set fire to part of the loot, saying he wanted to keep himself warm on a cold night, police…
read nowThai armored courier takes off with ATM cash
January 6, 2003
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Police discovered a van containing 53.5 million baht (about $1.2 million U.S.) stolen by a cash courier parked in Sai Mai district…
read nowCourier takes ATM cash to stick it to "the man"
January 6, 2003
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The cash courier who bolted with 11.5 million baht (about $267,000 U.S.) says he stole his employer's money because the firm was mean to…
read nowMasterCard to use magnetic "fingerprints" to combat card fraud
January 1, 2003
NEW DELHI, India -- MasterCard believes it has made a major breakthrough in the battle against counterfeting of credit cards with a new technology, dubbed…
read nowColorado ATM thief leaves trail of damaged buildings
December 30, 2002
WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- Between the afternoon of Dec. 27 and early morning Dec. 29, area police were kept busy by a thief or thieves who stole a pickup from a…
read nowJapanese ATM thieves favor construction equipment for heists
December 29, 2002
OTSU, Japan -- An ATM filled with some 8.7 million yen in cash (about $73,343 U.S.) was stolen but recovered early on Dec. 29 in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture…
read nowSuspect charged in Seattle ATM theft; alleged accomplice shot by police
December 29, 2002
SEATTLE -- King County, Wash., prosecutors charged 25-year-old Lenardo Christopher White in the attempted robbery of an ATM user -- an incident that led…
read nowJapan reviewing security in wake of ATM thefts
December 25, 2002
TOKYO -- A spate of ATM thefts has prompted Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) to revise its standards for crime prevention measures at ATMs run by financial…
read nowTri-State accountant to serve 6 months for role in theft
December 18, 2002
TRENTON, N.J. -- Calling him a "thoroughly dishonest person," a federal judge sentenced Dennis Kelley, a 52-year-old accountant, to six months in prison for…
read nowPhilly couple cleared of ATM theft at tax office
December 18, 2002
PHILADELPHIA -- Willie and Tawanda Anderson on Dec. 17 were cleared of taking money and running after they used a malfunctioning ATM at an H&R Block Tax…
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