Banks deploying biometrics for next-generation ATMs
Independent Online
JOHANNESBURG - A growing number of banks around the world have started deploying biometric solutions as part of their next-generation ATM roll-outs. As the world attempts to put an end to identity theft and reduce waste, fraud and abuse, the banking ...

The rise of ATM Attacks: What are the risks to banks and businesses?
ITProPortal
Theft at the ATM interface is becoming more sophisticated and profitable. According to Diebold Nixdorf, the ATM manufacturers, ATM 'skimming,' now has a global cost exceeding $2 billion. Skimming is the act of syphoning customer data at the ATM using ...

Surge in Hong Kong Cybercrime
finews.asia
In August alone, there were 15 reports of such incidents, compared with only two cases of fake websites or phishing attempts in the same month a year ago, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). In September, seven incidents ... «A few ...

ATM skimming gang busted in Thane
Mumbai Mirror
Thane rural police has busted a gang which allegedly used miniature cameras and skimming devices to loot people using ATM centres in Thane. The police have recovered eight ATM cards, a skimming device and three cell phones from two persons...

Jailed: East Ham bank worker who defrauded £120000 from customers
Newham Recorder
Internal investigators spotted the fraud and passed on details to the City of London Police's Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU). Following their probe, Hussain — of William Morley Close — pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud by false ...

Two police helicopters help catch Gloucestershire man after ...
Gloucestershire Live
Danny O'Louglin, 21, from Cheltenham, led police on a chase from Oxfordshire to Gloucestershire in a stolen Audi S3 but is not naming other gang members...