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Innovative technology thwarts high-tech thieves
Wincor Nixdorf’s expanded security solution portfolio offers protection from high-tech thieves to counteract the growing number of manipulation attempts at self-service systems. The new module Anti-Skimming II and the use of optical monitoring technology mean that in the future, fraudulent attacks on automated teller machines can be effectively prevented. These new components are part of the extensive ProTect portfolio, which offers retail banks solutions for the comprehensive protection of their processes and external delivery channels.
The new Anti-Skimming II module thwarts attempts to steal card data at ATMs that take place when skimming devices are attached to the card entry slot and the customer’s PIN is stolen. The module recognizes a wide variety of skimmers when they are mounted on the ATM, and disrupts them in their attempts to read card data. If a suspicious device is detected, the system initiates a silent alarm, and follow-up actions, such as video monitoring and recording, can also be triggered.
The rising number of attacks on ATMs has also meant an increase in the variety of manipulation attempts. Optical Security Guard – Wincor Nixdorf’s optimal system monitoring solution – protects the new CINEO systems from a wide array of attacks. Intelligent recognition processes mean that criminal alterations to the device, such as keypad overlays, skimming devices, hidden or disguised cameras, or other changes – such as those that enable cash trapping – are identified immediately.
The company’s extensive portfolio of security solutions is rounded out by a consulting and service offer. On the basis of a detailed analysis of an ATM operator’s existing security processes, experts develop tailored proposals that can range from individual systems to the complete monitoring of all systems and all bank branches
Diebold Introduces New Skimming-Protection Solutions to Combat ATM Fraud
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Advancing its 150-year legacy of leadership in the financial and self-service and security industries, Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has introduced a comprehensive portfolio of skimming-protection solutions that help financial institutions mitigate card skimming, one of the largest threats against the automated teller machine (ATM) channel worldwide.
Designed to provide effective countermeasures against known skimming attack vectors, Diebold’s ATM Security Protection Suite consists of anti-skimming packages and an industry-leading outsourced monitoring service. The suite offers five levels of protection to proactively guard against increasingly sophisticated card-skimming attacks.
“As a trusted partner and leader in providing ATM security solutions, Diebold is committed to working with our financial-institution partners to help reduce financial losses and maintain confidence in the ATM channel as a whole,” said Chuck Somers, vice president, ATM security and systems, Diebold. “Diebold’s comprehensive portfolio of skimming protection solutions represent an advanced generation of technologies and the most innovative anti-skimming expertise in the industry.”
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Police investigating debit card skimming
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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ATM fraud cases raise questions over electronic security
Source: The Jordan Times
By Mohammad Ghazal
AMMAN – Police have urged the public to be cautious when using automated teller machines (ATMs), after 12 foreigners were arrested this week for committing ATM fraud.
The thieves, who are believed to have been operating in the country for about two weeks, installed card skimmers and small cameras on ATMs around Amman, using these devices to collect customers’ bank card information and withdraw money from their accounts. No figures were available on the amount of stolen money.
The 12 are believed to be part of a network of ATM thieves working in several countries in the region, said Public Security Department Spokesperson Major Mohammad Khatib. Read the rest of this entry »
Business – Public warned over new ATM scam – INQUIRER.net
By Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:42:00 06/24/2009
Filed Under: Banking, Consumer Issues, Crime
MANILA, Philippines – The Bankers Association of the Philippines reminded the public to be more careful when using of automated teller machines (ATM), after the a new scam was uncovered.
The scam involves capturing the stored personal identification number (PIN), card number, and other relevant information by skimming the magnetic strip of the ATM card using a specialized scanner. The captured information is then copied to produce a duplicate ATM card, allowing the scammers to make withdrawals without the card holder’s knowledge.
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