http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/atm-attacks-exploit-lax-security-a-4689 By Tracy Kitten Bank Info Security April 19, 2012 Lax security makes non-banking sites prime targets for skimming attacks, like the ones that hit eight hospitals in Toronto. Earlier this week, Toronto police announced that eight area hospitals had been recent targets for ATM skimming attacks. Over the past six months, authorities believe fraudsters targeted these hospitals because of traffic and the high-volume cash dispensers in these locations. But security experts say the ATMs were more likely hit because they're easy targets. "ATM placement in establishments like hospitals and 'cash only' enterprises seems to be an afterthought to security, with the installation of ATMs in really remote areas of the building, where fraudsters can easily tinker with skimming-device placement and retrieval without the threat of immediate capture," says John Buzzard, who monitors card fraud for FICO's Card Alert Service. Beyond placing ATMs in remote locations, hospital staffers are not typically trained in what to look for when it comes to ATM tampering. So skimming devices could go undetected for months, depending on how often their cash is replenished by a cash carrier. [...] _______________________________________________ LayerOne Security Conference May 26-27, Clarion Hotel, Anaheim, CA http://www.layerone.orgReceived on Mon Apr 23 2012 - 00:15:54 PDT
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