A new security report confirms that ATM malware attacks are continuing to spread to new markets. Enhancing ATM physical security to thwart this emerging threat is urgent.
ATM skimming attack sophistication, and recent global upticks in ATM cash-out schemes, have put a spotlight on ATM-related fraud. Banking institutions, in particular, have struggled to keep up with some of these emerging ATM fraud schemes. One challenge banks and credit unions face is that their ATM networks are often...
Criminals have infected at least 50 ATMs in Eastern Europe, including Russia, with malware, dispensing millions of dollars in cash directly to money mules. Interpol warns such attacks could spread worldwide.
Criminals have begun targeting ATMs in Western Europe using malware, as well as a new generation of stealthier skimmers designed to capture card data and PIN codes. But the stolen data is often used for fraud elsewhere, especially the U.S.
Bulgarian and French law enforcement authorities made 11 arrests in an effort to take down a Bulgarian organized crime network suspected of conducting an electronic payment fraud and currency counterfeiting operation.
Concerns about ATM cash-outs and fraud reach new heights, as U.S. federal banking regulators warn institutions to watch out for the fraudsters' latest scheme, known as "unlimited operations."
Seventeen individuals are facing charges for their alleged roles in an international ATM skimming and money laundering scheme. The indictments of multiple individuals for a low fraud amount is encouraging, experts say.
A recent ATM fraud scheme that targeted banks in three states illustrates just how sophisticated ATM attacks have become, experts say. Learn how fraudsters are increasingly keeping their skimming schemes concealed.
ATM-related fraud is increasing in the United States, and experts say losses will continue to grow until the market achieves widespread adoption of cards using EMV chip technology and phases out magnetic-stripe cards.
Another organized cyber-attack and subsequent cash-out scheme illustrates increasing risks to the U.S. payments chain. One fraud expert says this trend "is of grave concern" for banking institutions and their accountholders.
A recent ATM cash-out scheme that netted $45 million puts a spotlight on the need for preventive measures, says John Buzzard of FICO's Card Alert Service. He offers several fraud mitigation tips.
How could global fraudsters steal $45 million from banking institutions without being detected or stopped? It was a process breakdown, not a technology failure, says fraud expert Avivah Litan of Gartner.
Authorities have shuttered a digital currency service allegedly used to launder funds stolen in a $45 million ATM cash-out scheme exposed earlier this month. Learn why experts say lax laws paved the way for the fraud.
Gary Warner, a computer forensics researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says malware aimed at POS systems isn't likely to affect ATMs. But others say the threat to ATMs is viable.
Visa has warned U.S. payment card issuers to be on the lookout for global ATM cash-out fraud. What are the signs banking institutions should monitor to help detect, prevent and report these schemes?
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