A comprehensive new report lifts the lid on the sketchy state of ATM security.
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Money-eating cash machine RAT gobbles $17,500
RAT may be short for Remote Access Trojan, but the word also refers to a well-known type of rodent…
Suspected mastermind behind mass ATM heist spree finally extradited to US
18 months after his arrest, the Turkish national accused of masterminding a worldwide string of ATM heists netting as much as $55 million has been sent to the US to face trial.
25 members of $15 million carding gang arrested in Romania
Romanian authorities have announced the arrests of 25 people in connection with a well-organised operation using cloned bank cards to withdraw cash from ATMs. 
“Dear ATM, kindly dispense 30 banknotes as a test” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video, for your viewing pleasure. From scammers to spammers in just one minute…
Hacker turns ATM into ‘Doom’ arcade game
Its screen now eschews balances and transfers in favor of the familiar sight of a hand wrapped around a gun, going around dark corners and blasting stuff. Where did scrap metal hacker “Aussie50” pick this thing up? Do we have to worry about threats to our bank balances? And is he going to rig it with a coin mechanism so we can all play?
11 arrested as Europol busts Bulgarian carding gang
A joint operation between French and Bulgarian law enforcement, backed by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, has brought down a carding gang operating out of Bulgaria and targeting victims in France and other European countries.
Are your veins going to replace your PIN at the ATM?
Hitachi are rolling out around 2,000 new cash machines in Poland that take a new approach to biometrics. The infrared scanner on one of these new ATMs will literally get under your skin as it scans the veins inside your finger. A similar technology has also been devised for shops in America by Fujitsu. 