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ATMs Go Contactless and Cardless
Technology evolves, it changes over time to make things easier for its users and quicker for their owners to adapt. Recently people have changed how they access their money, from the paper notes of cash to the plastic chip and pin systems that every country seems to crave now. The…
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1.2 Million Reasons Why Chip And Pin Security Matters
When it comes to banks, they’ve not had the best of luck. Gone are the days where a bank heist involved someone walking in with a balaclava and a big brown bag ready to stuff their pockets with notes. These days you lose your money to someone sitting behind a…
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Iris Scanners Allow Access to Bank Accounts Without Pin or Card
We all hear about how we need to keep our accounts safe, but who remembers all their passwords to all their different accounts? Who can say that they haven’t used the same password for several websites before? Even with password managers apparently making passwords redundant according to GCHQ, we still use them…
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Russian Anti-Virus Company Firebombed by Angry VXers
Malware creators have firebombed the offices of an anti-virus company after it refused to delist its reverse engineered analysis of an ATM skimmer. A group calling itself “The Syndicate” sent threatening letters to Dr Web, demanding that it took down the ATM malware exposé, otherwise it would “destroy” the company’s…
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Green Dispensing Malware to ATM Machines
A downside of technical innovation lies in the unfortunate ability to hack devices with the aim of stealing information and scamming consumers out of their savings. ATM’s are not immune to this threat and a new breed of malware has the ability to allow an attacker the option to drain…
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BMW i3 Turn ATM
It’s not every day you hear of a car being made into a mobile ATM, the whole idea of an ATM is to take the human interaction out of getting you money; now you need a driver to deliver money to you. It is currently being used to roam the…
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Thieves Attempted to Use An iPod nano to Take Credit Card Information
We’ve all been warned of the many ways thieves can take our card information from ATMs. There’s all the elaborate card readers, cameras and other devices that criminals secretly attach to cash machines in an attempt to take our card information. Never have we seen one like this though. Greater…
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24-Hour Bitcoin ATM Installed in Utah
Online retailer overstock.com has installed a 24-hour Bitcom ATM at its headquarters in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Being a virtual currency, actual Bitcoins will not be withdrawable from the machine, but users will be able to convert currency from Bitcoins to US Dollars, and vice-versa. The ATM, manufactured by CoinOutlet Inc.,…
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Bitcoin ATM’s Pop Up Around Melbourne, Australia
A few months ago, there was one currency on everyone’s lips – Bitcoin. People were scrambling to make their own Bitcoin mining machines, Reddit users developed their own currency called Dogecoin and our parents and grandparents become more technology-confused than ever before. Since the hype has died down, I’ve just…
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Hackers Want to Make You Play ‘Doom’… on an ATM!
Normally when you hear about hackers and ATMs, you think of someone attempting to steal your credit card details or make the machine spit-out some bills. This time however, it is more fun than drama, since you can get to see how a game can be played on an ordinary…
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New ATM Skimmer Found in Europe Extremely Difficult to Detect
Cybercriminals are becoming inventive in their methods to compromise companies and users, and that includes using skimmers at ATM machines and point-of-sale terminals. The European ATM Security Team (EAST) recently noted the drastic rise of mini-skimming technology, stealing data after being located inside of card readers. Traditional ATM skimmers are…
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The D Las Vegas Hotel Casino Adds Bitcoin ATM in the Hotel Lobby and Casino Floor
Bitcoin currency has been around for quite some time now and its use is expanding in all domains. The last news roaming around on the internet is that The D Vegas Casino Hotel added a bitcoin ATM, diversifying the payment methods and transactions for its customers. Sources indicate that the…
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Windows XP Still Installed In 95% Of ATMs Around The World
Bloomberg reports that around 95% of ATMs around the world still run on Microsoft’s 12 years old operating system, which is going to be discontinued in April. Though update support will still be available until 2015, they will still be susceptible to a variety of malware and viruses. Still, ATMs…
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Cash Machines Infected With Malicious Software Via USB Drive
A recent presentation at the hacker-themed Chaos Computing Congress in Hamburg, Germany has detailed how several cash machines were infected with software that allowed thieves to withdraw the cash multiple times before being discovered. The machines were vandalised to allow the insertion of a USB flash drive to the underlying…
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Google Announces The Availability Of Google Wallet Debit Cards
It looks like the Google Wallet Card has been officially released. The prepaid debit card lets Google Wallet users make payments with their Wallet balance at ATMs, banks, and any business that accepts MasterCard Debit. You can request your own card as long as you’ve verified your identity, and Google…
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