Texas becomes hot spot for ATM ram raids

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

September 27, 2006

Ram raids may have originated in Europe, but it didn't take long for the crime to spread to the Unites States. The crime-wave migration continues as ram…

Former police inspector jailed for ATM thefts

September 27, 2006

The Raw Story: A former Hong Kong police inspector has been found guilty of seven counts of theft and two of attempted theft for stealing $18,000 from a…

Software to limit employee access to ATM cash

September 27, 2006

Scotsman.com: Edinburgh, Scotland-based Korala Associates Ltd., an ATM software provider, is developing security software designed to keep bank employees from…

Australia intros ATM ram-raid device

September 27, 2006

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia - Lockit Systems Pty. Ltd. has designed an ATM security device, the ATM Ram Guard, to stop the number of ram raids in the country…

Battery-powered saw used for attempted ATM burglary

September 26, 2006

(California) CBS2: An El Monte, Calif., man was arrested Sept. 26 while allegedly trying to burglarize a branch Wells Fargo ATM using a battery-powered…

Diebold backs voting-machine technology amid political controversy

September 25, 2006

New York Times: A growing number of state and local officials are getting cold feet about electronic-voting technology, and many are making last-minute…

Visa, U.S. Chamber of Commerce release top five causes of data compromises

September 25, 2006

CINCINNATI - Visa USA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have released the five leading causes of data breaches, as well as specific prevention strategies for…

Criminal charged for ATM theft

September 24, 2006

Fiji Village: Police have charged Mesake Sinu for the alleged July robbery of an ATM at a retail location in Fiji. Sinu, who had been on the run for several…

Wells Fargo increases ATM burglary rewards

September 24, 2006

The (Phoenix) Business Journal: A smattering of ATM burglaries in Arizona has prompted Wells Fargo & Co. to increase its ATM-crime reward offering from…

Fraudsters reprogram ATMs to access cash

September 21, 2006

The (London) Register: Reprogramming an ATM to dispense more cash is far easier than anyone imagined. Last week CNN screened a video of a man suspected of…

Digi intros wireless ATM router

September 21, 2006

MINNETONKA, Minn. - Digi International launched Sept. 21 the Connect WAN Sync, a commercial-grade wireless wide-area network router designed primarily for…

Dallas region sees increase in smash-and-grabs

September 20, 2006

CBS11TV: Police in Garland, Texas, have arrested three men suspected of breaking into a check cashing store and stealing the safe. Typically the thieves have…

PCI security council draws fire

September 19, 2006

Digital Transactions: A senior analyst at Stamford, Conn.-based consulting firm Gartner Inc. has questioned the newly formed PCI Security Standards Council.

ATM lighting requirements change in N.Y.

September 18, 2006

The (New York) Business Review: New York Gov. George Pataki has signed into law a measure that revises lighting standards around ATMs. Sponsors of the bill…

First Data rolls out TeleCheck at Office Depot

September 17, 2006

DENVER - TeleCheck Services Inc., a leading check-acceptance company and subsidiary of First Data Corp., announced that Office Depot will now provide the…

Diebold signs ATM, software deal with China's postal bureau

September 17, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. has secured a contract to deploy more than 300 Opteva ATMs running on Agilis software to China's Postal Savings and…

GPS isn't the only answer

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September 13, 2006

Industry experts agree that ATM owners and operators must deploy a variety of solutions in order to combat ATM raids.

GASA, ATMIA issue alert about bogus ATM engineers

September 13, 2006

LONDON- The Global ATM Security Alliance, part of the ATM Industry Association, has issued a fraud alert warning deployers about fraudsters who pretend to be…

ATM set to spit out twenties instead of fives

September 13, 2006

WVEC-TV (Norfolk, Va.), Channel 13: Someone reprogrammed a Tranax ATM in Virginia Beach to give out extra cash. Police say a man defeated the security pass…

Big five credit card companies form PCI security council

September 12, 2006

CNet News: American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International announced Sept. 7 the creation of an organization to…