Thieves net $500,000 in ATM scam in NYC

May 11, 2009

FoxNews.com: A sophisticated band of thieves managed to steal personal information and more than half a million dollars from hundreds of New York City bank…

Four Eastern Europeans charged in $1.8 million ATM scam

May 11, 2009

Syracuse.com: Four men who were living in Florida allegedly made trips to Cicero, Rochester and New York City to install skimming devices on ATMs. The men…

RAKBANK chooses Postilion for payments channel innovation

May 10, 2009

LONDON — Postilion, a division of S1 Corp., announced that RAKBANK, the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, has selected its solutions…

Triton's vault design foils determined ram raid attempt

Thieves who tried to rob an ATM were foiled by Triton's unique vault design.

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Australian police charge Romanian in ATM skimming case

May 3, 2009

The Age: A Romanian man has been arrested in Melbourne, Australia, for ATM card skimming. The 33-year-old was charged with seven offenses, following a wave of…

VeriFone, MasterCard offer PCI education online

April 28, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. — VeriFone Holdings Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide have announced a new online seminar designed for merchants. The seminar is touted for…

Source Technologies intros keyless lock for self-service printers

April 27, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Source Technologies has announced the release of a new keyless tray lock for its new ST9600 family of printers.    According to a news…

Swine flu and ATMs: Tips for protecting your customers and staff

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The current scare underscores the need for a solid cleaning strategy — and good communication with customers.

Hypercom, Ingenico, VeriFone launch payment security alliance

April 26, 2009

LAS VEGAS — At the ETA Annual Meeting and Expo, Hypercom, Ingenico S.A., and VeriFone announced the formation of the Secure POS Vendor Alliance, a non-profit…

Crooks smash door, steal ATM from San Diego museum

April 23, 2009

San Jose (Calif.)  Mercury News: San Diego police are looking for burglars who tore the door from a museum and stole an automatic teller machine. Sgt. Ray…

Vendor Safe releases new PCI compliance reporting suite for banks, ISOs, merchants

April 21, 2009

HOUSTON — Vendor Safe Technologies has introduced its PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance Reporting Suite — a comprehensive, online solution that simplifies…

U.K. pair sentenced for taking £61K from malfunctioning ATM

April 20, 2009

The Guardian: A couple who admitted to taking more than £61,000 (U.S. $89,500) from a faulty ATM have been given suspended jail sentences. Joanne Jones, 33…

Postilion drives Africa's migration to EMV chip and PIN

April 19, 2009

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Postilion, a division of S1 Corp., is assisting its African banking and retail clients in updating their technology during the…

Remote key loading: The next in ATM security for ISOs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

With Triple DES behind them, ISOs give remote ATM key loading a second look.

2008 was a year of security, payment card breaches, report says

April 15, 2009

CNET: Payment card breaches in 2008 led to the most compromises and security breaches of record in the last four years, according to a new report from Verizon…

Australian police suspect Romanian gang behind $1 million ATM scam

April 13, 2009

Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald: A crime syndicate, believed to be from Romania, is suspected of being behind a spate of recent ATM skimming incidents that…

Blogger says ATM skimming attacks are on the rise in the U.S.

April 12, 2009

WalletTop Blog: Three ATMs throughout the United States have been spotted with skimmers over the last three days, according to reports from The Consumerist.

ATM fraud more than doubles in Europe, security report says

A massive increase in ATM skimming is to blame for the increase, but efforts to curb fraud have kept overall cash losses at bay, one group says.

Eastern European ATMs become targets for criminals

April 12, 2009

The Moscow Times: Banks and retail locations in Russia have recently become breeding grounds for ATM thefts. Last week, a grocery store in Moscow's Tractor…

AT&T outage in Silicon Valley brings security into question

April 12, 2009

NewsFactor Network: A telecommunications network in Silicon Valley was taken down last week, and served as a reminder of just how vulnerable infrastructure…