Victim count tops 200 in new NZ ATM card scam

April 11, 2012

New Zealand's latest card-skimming fraud has now affected 200 bank customers, up from an earlier estimate of 60, an article at the New Zealand Herald said.

ATM fraud rises in Europe; cash-trapping skyrockets

April 10, 2012

The nonprofit European ATM crime-tracking organization EAST said total ATM-related fraud incidents in its member countries increased 61 percent — from 12,38…

NZ ATMs fall victim to armored guard strike

April 10, 2012

The ATM woes of Kiwi banks continue. Following a million-dollar ATM skimming scandal, FIs now find themselves in the midst of a union dispute between…

More New Zealand bank customers slammed by scammers

April 9, 2012

It appears that New Zealand's bankcard fraud woes are not over yet. According to a news report at stuff.co.nz, a new scam appears to have cropped up over the…

Thai police bust 5 Bulgarians for ATM fraud

April 6, 2012

Police in Thailand arrested five Bulgarian nationals on charges that they used counterfeit bank cards to make ATM withdrawals, said a news report at…

East African telecoms, ATM networks vulnerable to data hacking

April 5, 2012

Some African companies may not be keeping up with the latest IT security for their data systems, which could be an invitation to cybercriminals to mine ATM and…

Authorities bust up two-year skimming operation at Vegas ATMs

April 5, 2012

Thieves used skimmers and pinhole cameras at ATMs in Las Vegas to lift credit card data over a two year period, said an article at lasvegassun.com. Thirteen…

Six weeks, six stolen ATMs in Gujarat

April 4, 2012

In the western Indian state of Gujarat, thieves have made off with at least six ATMs since February and have made an additional two failed theft attempts, said…

Global Payments talks profits … and data losses

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The third-party processor rolls data breach Q&A and Q3 earnings into one call.

Visa vacates Global Payments

April 1, 2012

According to a news item posted by wsj.com at 7:39 p.m. EST on Sunday, April 1, Visa has removed Global Payments from its list of companies considered to be…

Monday press conference will address Global Payments data breach

April 1, 2012

Global Payments announced it will hold a live press conference Monday, April 2 at 8 AM EDT to answer questions about a data breach the company experienced…

ATM scam tops NZ$1 million in losses

March 30, 2012

New Zealand bank ANZ National now estimates that approximately $1 million (US$820,000) has been stolen in a skimming case that just seems to keep expanding.

Webinar explores opportunities for slashing cash-handling costs

Cash won't be going away anytime soon, but a fair amount of the handling costs could be.

Study: Nearly all cyber attacks in 2011 were avoidable

March 28, 2012

A Verizon study released last Thursday said that 97 percent of the cyber attacks on FIs and other companies last year were carried out using fairly simple…

New Zealand ATM skimming investigation broadens

March 27, 2012

Police are revising upward their initial appraisal of a card scamming incident affecting customers of New Zealand's ANZ and National Banks (which are a part of…

'Will you be paying with plastic ... or plastic?'

March 27, 2012

On Monday, the Bank of Canada introduced a new $50 bill printed on a state-of-the-art polymer material, a news story in the Winnipeg Free Press reported. The…

A next-gen ATM for an evolving industry

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Changes occurring in the ATM industry today may seem more evolutionary than revolutionary. The industry's most recent advances give the impression of being…

3VR-Software House partnership enhances value of video security

March 21, 2012

Video intelligence company 3VR Inc. has announced the integration of its Video Intelligence Platform with Software House, a part of Tyco Security Products…

Sweden shows a nation going cashless

March 19, 2012

It was a good run, but after 350 years it looks like Sweden may be one of the first nations to go cashless. The country is in the vanguard of nations moving…

Bank fights back against Russia's enormous fraud industry

March 16, 2012

The security of ATMs and their users remains one of the more frustrating tasks faced by Russian FIs. In 2010, their losses amounted to around 1.4 trillion…