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'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News Second generation ePassport chips feature increased protection by requiring the passport reader to authenticate itself, reducing the chance of 'skimming' - the practice of an unauthorised reader extracting personal... [22 Sep 2008]
Armed guards - a secure chip and PIN alternative?
News Last year silicon.com reported on skimming - the major security weakness in bank cards associated with the magnetic strip. A chip and PIN device is going nationwide this week which incorporates a magnifying screen that... [01 Feb 2007]
UK suffering fraud boom-time
News Quinn added that when the research was done not all cash machines were using the chip and PIN technology, so this figure is expected to decrease in the second half of 2006, and the next step in beating the fraudsters is installing... [07 Nov 2006]
Banks fight e-fraudsters with two-factor authentication
News And Lloyds TSB is installing anti-skimming devices on all its UK ATMs. Banks are adding additional layers of security to lock out fraudsters from their online banking systems. One example is Barclays Bank, which is to... [05 Sep 2006]
Sainsbury's banks £3.5m on ATM security
News The money will be spent on installing CCTV and introducing anti-skimming devices. ATM skimming accounts for the greatest proportion of cash machine fraud in the UK. Because they still carry the magnetic... [30 Aug 2006]
RFID-chipped passports cross the pond
News State Department officials claim that a layer of metallic anti-skimming material in the front cover and spine of the book can prevent information from being read from a distance, provided that the book is fully closed. [15 Aug 2006]
Plastic for the people - cash ditched for cards
News Further reading. Cheat Sheet: Chip and PIN Cheat Sheet: Contactless payments RFID credit card 'not a skimming risk' Visa to trial 'tap and go' debit cards in London People are spending more money with plastic... [01 Aug 2006]
Turkey rolls out contactless payments
News MasterCard recently dismissed criticism that its RFID-based PayPass may be susceptible to skimming and interference, during retailer trials of the technology. Burger King and Starbucks will be the first retailers to... [21 Jul 2006]
RFID credit card 'not a skimming risk'
News MasterCard has dismissed criticism its RFID-based PayPass credit card may be susceptible to skimming and interference amid retailer trials of the technology. Around 35,000 Commonwealth Bank customers in Australia are... [03 Jul 2006]
Skimming scares off cash machine users
News Lloyds TSB is installing anti-skimming devices on all its UK ATMs, as research reveals fraud is scaring people away from cash machines. In a skimming scam, fraudsters typically attach a device to the... [17 Mar 2006]
Citibank card fraud - magnetic strip to blame?
News The technique is known as skimming. Martin McMillan, CEO of Level Four, a company that builds software and testing tools for ATMs, said: "If you were to have a chip-only card, skimming would disappear. [10 Mar 2006]
Debit card fraud spree linked to security breach
News Wolferseder said: "I thought that the thefts may have involved a skimming device installed at local ATMs. A spate of fraudulent debit card charges in Massachusetts, New Mexico and Bermuda is being linked to a case that... [08 Mar 2006]
Chip and PIN doesn't mean the end of the war on card fraud
News Martin McMillan, CEO of Level Four, a company that builds software and testing tools for ATMs, said: "Skimming is an altogether different but related problem. If you were to have a chip-only card,... [07 Feb 2006]
All US passports to be RFID chipped
News To address citizens' concerns about ID theft, the Bush administration said the new passports will be outfitted with "anti-skimming material" in the front cover to "mitigate" the threat of the information being... [26 Oct 2005]
Crime bosses plot smarter fraud attacks on banks
News Banks have been warned to prepare for a new wave of more sophisticated fraud attacks from organised criminals. Fraudsters will start developing more sophisticated attacks as they move on from simple phishing frauds, according to John... [18 Oct 2005]
