23Oct

Police investigating debit card skimming

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Police investigating debit card skimming

By: Staff Writer

WINNIPEG — Hundreds of Winnipeggers are believed to be victims of a debit card skimming operation.

Winnipeg police said this morning that a preliminary investigation has found that debit card machine pin pads at several businesses have been compromised, with the information used in fraudulent purchases in eastern Canada.

Police said that the investigation is expected to take several months, adding that financial institutions in the city are co-operating.

Anyone who believes that their debit card information has been used in a fraudulent purchase should contact their financial institution.

If you’ve been victimized, please contact the Free Press newsroom at city.desk@freepress.mb.ca or call 697-7292.

city.desk@freepress.mb.ca

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

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13Oct

Thieves attach device directly to money machine; 88 customers ripped off

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Source: NBC.Washington

When you use an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM), you might look over your shoulder for danger, but most people don’t look at the machine itself. Maybe they should.
Investigators in Queen Anne County, Md., say someone attached what’s called a “skimmer” to the ATM at a Bank of America branch in Stevensville, Md. That’s on the Eastern Shore.
88 customers found that someone had gained unauthorized access to their accounts by using numbers electronically “skimmed” at the ATM. It happened between Sept. 26 and Oct. 9.
“With computers, you can do anything,” said one customer. “You just have to be careful I guess. What can you do about that?”
Investigators believe the thieves removed the device just before the scam was discovered. Experts say it would likely have been installed over the card slot, and looked like part of the ATM machine itself. The device records information from the card’s magnetic strip.
Customers are frustrated to think their accounts could have been be compromised because they chose to use an ATM rather than walking into the bank lobby.
One woman told us tellers encourage her to use the ATM when the lines are long. “They’d say, ‘You know, you can cash your check here or you can put it in the ATM,’ and so I stopped going inside all together because I just use the ATM so that’s a little upsetting.”
There could be more victims out there. Investigators believe some folks just haven’t noticed that someone’s been poking around in their bank accounts. Yet.
In the meantime, the affected customers are using the new ATM cards they’ve been issued.

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13Oct

Wincor Nixdorf awarded contract to provide site systems hardware as part of Shell's Global Site Systems Program

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Wincor Nixdorf awarded contract to provide site systems hardware as part of Shell’s Global Site Systems Program Wincor Nixdorf has extended its relationship with Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell), an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
The IT solutions provider has been selected to equip Shell service stations internationally with a new hardware solution platform in a move to further standardize large sections of the global service station network.

“Shell is pleased to announce that Wincor Nixdorf has been awarded the
contract to provide site systems hardware such as point-of-sale (POS)
terminals and peripherals as part of Shell’s Global Site Systems Program,” said David Moss, General Manager Global Site Systems, from Shell. The program will be rolled out over the next five years and benefit a significant proportion of Shell’s retail operations. The contract was awarded following a rigorous nine-month selection process. As a key partner to the Global Site Systems Program, Wincor Nixdorf will also be responsible for hardware deliveries – POS systems and peripherals – to Shell over the life of the program.

Wincor Nixdorf`s comprehensive i-SERVICE STATION solution consists of Namos software and Beetle POS hardware, which have set a new standard for combined service station – convenience retail operations.

The high-performance, scalable POS terminals combine the latest PC standard technology with tried-and-tested, POS-specific features. The product portfolio offers a wide choice of system units, peripherals and extension options for customized sector-specific configurations in international retailing and the service industry. A high-level of reliability, ease of use, integrated data security and service/management concepts, as well as controlled further development and availability of the products, secure
customer investments.

“We are delighted to have been awarded this extremely important project by Shell which has reinforced our key role in the Shell Global Site Systems Program,” said Horst von Wels, Director Service Stations International at Wincor Nixdorf. Five of the world’s top 10 mineral oil companies trust in Wincor Nixdorf as their global solution provider. “With Namos software and Beetle hardware, Wincor Nixdorf offers a complete site systems solution deployable in all countries.”

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