No rocket science required: 3 ways ATM deployers can defeat Ploutus-D malware

by Aravinda Korala — CEO, KAL

Any one of three commonsense safeguards can immunize an ATM against Ploutus-D. And one more precautionary measure can make it far more difficult for criminals…

ATM security starts at the top

Successful planning and policy-making for ATM security starts at C-level, not sea level. Why? Because buy-in rarely builds from the bottom up, and word about…

Ploutus ATM malware is back — and badder than ever

January 17, 2017

Ploutus, the advanced ATM malware that was first discovered in Mexico in 2013, is back in an updated and even more dangerous form, according to FireEye, a…

Passwords are out, 'persistent identity' is in

January 17, 2017

A new research report from Mercator Advisory Group, Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape, looks at the fundamentals of biometrics and…

The mobile banking dilemma: Android platform leads Apple iOS for better — and worse

January 9, 2017

Statista, a provider of quantitative research tools and statistics, has published its rankings of computer operating system vulnerabilities.

ATM fraud in the age of EMV

While credit unions, banks and other ATM owners and operators continue to migrate their machines to EMV technology, the question remains: Will EMV ultimately…

Criminal masterminds, they're not

January 6, 2017

This week, the San Diego Tribune reported on the sentencing of Alvin Lee Neal, who will spend up to three years and 10 months in prison for robbing a downtown…

Security information, event management systems essential in thwarting ATM cyberattacks

January 6, 2017

Cybersecurity company Positive Technologies has received kudos from Intel Security for detecting a serious vulnerability (described in a Dec. 1 security…

PSCU members report 20 percent drop in fraud post-EMV

January 4, 2017

PSCU, a Florida-based credit union service organization, is reporting a 20 percent reduction in payment card fraud among its member-owner organizations since…

Fewer industry stakeholders seeing rise in ATM crime, study finds

January 3, 2017

The ATM Industry Association has released the results of its 2016 annual fraud survey results. In a key finding, the study charted a year-over-year decline…

Mumbai e-surveillance firm to secure 6K bank-owned ATMs

December 27, 2016

Mumbai-based Zicom Electonic Security Systems Ltd. has contracted to provide e-surveillance architecture serving 6,000 bank-owned ATM locations, with contracts…

Alice in ATM-land: Security company identifies dangerous new malware threat

December 22, 2016

Trend Micro, a security software company based in Los Angeles, has discovered Alice, a new family of ATM malware that the company described in its blog as "the…

Criminals responsible for eastern European ATM hack 'will become active in the West soon,' report warns

December 19, 2016

London-based cybersecurity company Positive Technologies has released findings from its investigation into an incident in which hackers were able to steal the…

A whole new level of ATM PIN protection

December 19, 2016

There are two kinds of ATM PIN users in this world — "shielders" and "show" people.

8 ATM bombing suspects die in shootout with South African cops

December 15, 2016

Members of an alleged gang of ATM bombers in South Africa were killed last week after engaging police in a shootout, according to a report by e-News Channel…

Yahoo alerts customers to breach involving 1B user accounts

December 15, 2016

Data breach numbers just keep getting bigger and more breathtaking.

ATM fraud: The evolution of an epidemic

From brute force to hi-tech hacking, how did this phenomenon evolve and, more importantly, what can we do to stop criminals from cashing in at everyone else's…

Why we'll never stamp out spear phishing

When subjects in a spear phishing study received a link to New Year's party pictures — and instructions not to share them — nearly half clicked through even…

First Data's Clover devices arrive in the UK

December 9, 2016

First Data has announced the expansion of its Clover platform with the official launch of Clover Mini and Clover Mobile in the U.K., according to a press…

Cleveland mulls measures to curb ATM ram raids

December 8, 2016

The Cleveland City Council is trying to figure out how to put an end to "a rash of ATM smash-and-grabs that have been taking place all over the city,…