Card trapping incidents decline, but thieves get more from the attacks

Card trapping incidents unexpectedly declined in Europe, and no one is sure why.

The End of the Magnetic Stripe On Payment Cards?

by Lachlan Gunn — Director, BenAlpin Ltd

EAST, the European ATM Security Team, has just released European ATM crime statistics for the period January to June 2010. The figures show a 24% increase in…

Thieves launch more skimming attacks at European ATMs, but the haul is smaller

Card-skimming attacks at European ATMs increased from January through June compared with the same six-month period last year.

Top 5 Credit/Debit Card Skimming Attacks

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Credit card fraud is a multi-billion dollar industry. Skimming is one of the financial industry’s fastest-growing crimes, according to the U.S. Secret Service.

FBI agents arrest two women for ATM Solutions robbery

October 3, 2010

FBI agents have arrested and charged two women in connection with the armed robbery of the St. Louis office/warehouse of ATM Solutions Inc. News reports…

Interac offers ATM ISOs alternatives to comply with chip migration

The Interac Association has given Canada’s ISOs two alternatives to comply with the country's first EMV deadline for cash dispensing, non-deposit ATMs.The…

Wincor Nixdorf signs ATM deal with British bank

Wincor Nixdorf AG has signed a contract to deploy ATMs for Metro Bank, London’s newest bank. Wincor Nixdorf will deploy 120 ATMs over two years for Metro Bank…

More ATM Skimmers Being Used By Gangs

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

A report issued by the FTC finds that customers in the process of withdrawing cash from ATMs are more likely to be victims of ATM fraud than a direct, physical…

Barclays' ATMs stopped working for a time Saturday

August 23, 2010

An undisclosed number of Barclays Bank ATMs stopped working Saturday afternoon, inconveniencing cardholders who were unable to withdraw cash from the machines…

Anti-skimming Technology and EMV for the ATM

While many countries are moving to chip and PIN/EMV, criminals are migrating to those regions that still rely on the magnetic stripe. Understanding the…

Triton issues dramatic ATM security warning

Triton has issued a dramatic security alert to its customers after an ethical hacker figured out a way to get Triton ATMs to dispense all of their vault cash.

Armored car service accused of misappropriating millions from ATM ISO

August 8, 2010

Cardtronics Inc., the world’s largest non-bank owner of ATMs, alleges Mount Vernon Money Center, a third-party armored-car service provider, may have…

ATM Solutions offers reward for information about robbers

August 4, 2010

ATM Solutions Inc. Wednesday offered a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four masked gunmen who robbed the…

Old credit card technology facilitates skimming fraud

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Credit and debit cards in the U.S. use old magnetic stripe technology. The magnetic stripe is the black or brown band on the back of your credit or debit card.

Gunmen rob ATM Solutions Inc.

August 2, 2010

Four-masked gunmen Monday robbed ATM Solutions Inc.’s St. Louis’ office and warehouse before escaping in one of the company’s armored trucks, according to…

ATM manufacturer names regional security director

July 29, 2010

David J. Kennedy recently joined Diebold Inc. as regional security director in the manufacturer’s enterprise security organization. Kennedy, a nationally known…

Hacker gives ATM officials a security lesson

July 28, 2010

 ATM manufacturers must use knowledge gained from an ethical hacker who discovered a way to force off-premise ATMs to dispense vault cash without  PINs, said…

Canadian financial institution to convert cards to EMV

July 27, 2010

Home Trust Co., a federally regulated Canadian trust company, has hired Gemalto N.V. to convert the financial institution’s magnetic-stripe cards to EMV or…

Winnipeg police are investigating possible $2 million theft from an ATM

Winnipeg, Canada, police are investigating a possible multi-million dollar theft from an ATM deployed in one of the city's hospitals.

Wincor Nixdorf's new device is designed to stop ATM skimming in its tracks

July 18, 2010

Wincor Nixdorf AG will introduce in the United States later this month a module that alerts ATM owners that a skimming device has been attached to the…