March 7, 2004
GALESBURG, Ill. - Authorities in central and west-central Illinois believe that a spate of ATM recent thefts are related.
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WALES - Police have warned that an ATM skimming scam is spreading across Wales.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio - A nationwide identity theft ring was traced to the Cincinnati area after the arrests of two local suspects, Oluwole Okuwa and Oludayo Ashipa.
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GLASGOW, Scotland - After admitting his part in an ATM scam which netted £30,000 (U.S. $55,975), Bogdan Tanasa alleged he was forced to participate by Romanian…
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Two people believed to be members of a syndicate which allegedly defrauded Diners Club of about 1 million rand (U.S. $150,950…
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's major banks face bills of more than 150 million rand (U.S. $22.4 million) in the coming year under an obligation to…
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TOKYO - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, one of Japan's top four banks, plans to introduce a new biometric security system for ATMs which can identify customers from…
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SYDNEY - Two men have been placed in immigration detention, and another man has been charged, after federal and NSW police uncovered an identity fraud racket…
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MELBOURNE, Australia - The Victorian government will legislate to force banks to provide better security outside ATMs, according to a report in The Age.
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BULVERDE, Texas -- Futurex, provider of payment-security products for the financial industry, has added key management hardware security to its encryption…
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TRENTON, N.J. -- The former owner of an armored car service agreed to forfeit $3 million in assets after he was found guilty of wire and bank fraud, illegally…
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DETROIT -- A gunman in a black ski mask ambushed the crew of an armored car as it loaded cash from a bank ATM yesterday, killing one guard and critically…
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) has launched the European ATM Security Team (EAST), a group dedicated to combating the growing…
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OMAHA, Neb. -- ACI Worldwide, international provider of enterprise e-payment solutions, has licensed ACI Proactive Risk Manager for debit card fraud detection…
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HONG KONG - Fewer than half the banks polled in a Consumer Council survey say they have installed closed-circuit TV cameras to monitor their ATMs in an attempt…
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KAJANG, Malaysia - Federal police confiscated a machine used to make credit or ATM cards, along with 1,207 blank and 156 cloned credit cards, computers…
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TOPEKA, Kan. - A system that summons police when ATM users enter their PIN backward would save lives, proponents of a bill mandating use of the technology say.
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LONDON - A comprehensive industry survey by Banknote Watch (BNW) has revealed that the use of cash degradation systems in financial institutions, Post Offices…
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA), formed by the ATM Industry Association in June 2003, has published a Best Practice Manual…
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As if 'death' and 'taxes' aren't enough when it comes to life's inevitabilities, those in the retail ATM business will likely soon be coping with 'increased…
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