Back in April, our team attended the ATMIA Canada Conference 2022, which focused on what is next for the industry, current trends in cash use, and ATM security. At one of the sessions, the ATM Security Association (ASA) presented their new Crisis & Crime Management Intelligence System – the industry’s first global-scale ATM crime database and intelligence management system for analysis of crime trends.

A San Francisco-based bank recently disclosed the results of a payment fraud investigation that uncovered ATM skimming attempts at the bank’s terminals across the United States. Fraudsters installed ATM skimming devices in several branches and used them to skim customer account information. The bank was understandably concerned that the stolen data would be used to create fake debit cards and attempt cash withdrawals.

A medical lab scientist landed in Johannesburg on Saturday, February 5th, for his two-week assignment. Soon after landing, family and friends called him to say that some people were calling and texting them, looking for him. Those people were hackers, who had got hold of his contacts. The scientist didn’t pay much attention to it, but two days later he received a message from his telecom company that they had received a SIM card swap request from him, which he, of course, never made.