Did ATM thief keep warm with hot cash? Police doubt his story

January 7, 2003

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The suspected mastermind of a bank van robbery set fire to part of the loot, saying he wanted to keep himself warm on a cold night, police…

Thai armored courier takes off with ATM cash

January 6, 2003

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Police discovered a van containing 53.5 million baht (about $1.2 million U.S.) stolen by a cash courier parked in Sai Mai district…

Courier takes ATM cash to stick it to "the man"

January 6, 2003

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The cash courier who bolted with 11.5 million baht (about $267,000 U.S.) says he stole his employer's money because the firm was mean to…

MasterCard to use magnetic "fingerprints" to combat card fraud

January 1, 2003

NEW DELHI, India -- MasterCard believes it has made a major breakthrough in the battle against counterfeting of credit cards with a new technology, dubbed…

Colorado ATM thief leaves trail of damaged buildings

December 30, 2002

WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- Between the afternoon of Dec. 27 and early morning Dec. 29, area police were kept busy by a thief or thieves who stole a pickup from a…

Japanese ATM thieves favor construction equipment for heists

December 29, 2002

OTSU, Japan -- An ATM filled with some 8.7 million yen in cash (about $73,343 U.S.) was stolen but recovered early on Dec. 29 in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture…

Suspect charged in Seattle ATM theft; alleged accomplice shot by police

December 29, 2002

SEATTLE -- King County, Wash., prosecutors charged 25-year-old Lenardo Christopher White in the attempted robbery of an ATM user -- an incident that led…

Japan reviewing security in wake of ATM thefts

December 25, 2002

TOKYO -- A spate of ATM thefts has prompted Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) to revise its standards for crime prevention measures at ATMs run by financial…

Tri-State accountant to serve 6 months for role in theft

December 18, 2002

TRENTON, N.J. -- Calling him a "thoroughly dishonest person," a federal judge sentenced Dennis Kelley, a 52-year-old accountant, to six months in prison for…

Philly couple cleared of ATM theft at tax office

December 18, 2002

PHILADELPHIA -- Willie and Tawanda Anderson on Dec. 17 were cleared of taking money and running after they used a malfunctioning ATM at an H&R Block Tax…

Israeli authorities investigating ATM fraud

December 16, 2002

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel's National Fraud Squad, as part of an investigation into a scam in which hundreds of bogus Discount Bank ATM cards were created, is…

Silent Witness, supplier of digital video mngt. systems, in partnership with Diebold

December 15, 2002

SURREY, British Columbia -- Silent Witness Enterprises Ltd, a provider of digital video management systems, is now a strategic partner of ATM manufacturer…

Australian police seize ATM skimming device

December 8, 2002

SYDNEY, Australia -- New South Wales police seized a skimming device attached to an ATM in inner-city Sydney following several incidents of fraud using the…

Canadian police arrest Russian in skimming case

December 5, 2002

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia  -- Dimitri Brezinev, a 34-year-old illegal Russian immigrant, now faces more than 100 fraud charges as Canadian police continue to…

Japanese police enlist construction firms for help in preventing ATM thefts

December 4, 2002

TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency asked construction firms and others who own or operate heavy machinery to keep watch to prevent such equipment from…

Skimmers hit bank ATMs in Vancouver

December 3, 2002

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A significant number of bank cardholders were apparently victimized in an ATM skimming scam over the Nov. 30 weekend, according…

Upcoming ATMIA conference to include security seminar

December 3, 2002

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The ATM Industry Association's upcoming conference, "ATMs in the Americas" March 4-7 in Miami, will include a pre-conference, one-day…

More networks finalizing Triple DES deadlines

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November 21, 2002

After some fits and starts, most leading electronic funds transfer networks -- including Star and NYCE -- are finalizing deadlines for ATM vendors, deployers…

Annual card fee to help cover cost of chip upgrade in Malaysia

November 19, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS) said the 8 ringgits annual fee (about $2.10 U.S.) charged for its new…

Australian authorities arrest Malaysian national in ATM case

November 17, 2002

SYDNEY -- A Malaysian national, 28-year-old Kok Meng Ng, was forced to surrender his passport in Parramatta Local Court on Nov. 18 after being arrested by…