Man Braves Snake To Retrieve Cash From ATM Machine
What if you were trying to get money out of the ATM machine, and instead you got a snake? That's what happened to this poor bastard at a Caja Madrid bank on his way to work. But he reached past the...
View ArticleFraudsters Now Using 3D Printers To Make Authentic Looking ATM Skimmers
What looks like the card slot from an American bank ATM is actually a sophisticated card skimmer removed from a branch of Chase Bank in West Hills, California. And police believe a 3D printer may have...
View ArticleCashpoint Gives Out This Dead Mouse After Delivering Cash
You know the economy is really going to bloody hell when ATMs start to pay bank customers with dead rodents, which is exactly what happen to Gholam Hafezi, the guy in this photo. He got his cash and...
View ArticleSafe, Smart, and… Fun? The Surprising Science of ATMs
Using an automated teller machine is inherently risky. You stand there, your back turned, signaling to everyone around that you're about to have a wad of tens in your pocket. If you're lucky, there's a...
View ArticleThese Are Objectively the Worst Cash Points in the World
These cash points would be perfect if the world was filled with giant oafs and little imps but uh, it’s not. That’s why they’re so completely horrible—normal people can’t reach one cash point because...
View ArticleBiometric ATM Reads Palms, Not Debit Cards
Want some cash in Gifu Prefecture, Japan? Come September, you’ll be able to just press some flesh with one of Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank’s biometric ATMs to access your accounts. These are expected to be the...
View ArticleForget Your Bank Card, All Your Need Is Your Phone to Get Cash Out Now
The phone looks set to claim another victim — the humble bank card seems on the way out, thanks to RBS, Natwest and NCR. You can now request up to £100 using just your phone and an ATM, perfect for...
View ArticleA Land of High Tech Wonder? Japanese Tech Myths Debunked
We all know Japan is losing its technological edge to the likes of Apple and Samsung, but people still think of the country as a tech mecca. Sure, they may have invented the Walkman, and their toilets...
View ArticleThis Island Tiki Hut Hides A Lot of Money
You see that phone booth-sized tiki hut made of bamboo, stone and glass? That’s a specially-made building that houses the only ATM in a village. On top of that, it’s completely solar powered, naturally...
View ArticleYou Can’t Even See The Latest ATM Card Skimmers
While there have been plenty of terrifyingly-realistic card skimmers in the past, we have bad news for you: the latest breed of skimmers are so thin that they’re inserted into the ATM, so you can’t see...
View ArticleATM Skimming Is Now Prolific on Payment Terminals and Ticket Machines
ATM skimming has become an art in recent years, with the devices that crooks use becoming ever more sophisticated. But fraudsters are broadening their reach, with payment terminals and ticket machines...
View ArticleWatch This ATM Machine Get Blown to Bits and Pieces By Genius Thieves
If you’re looking to steal money from an ATM, what do you do? Try to wheel it to your house and smash it until it opens? Continually rob people who try to take money out of the machine? Hmm, what about...
View ArticleAn Imprisoned Hacker Invented an ATM Attachment That Stops Skimmers
Valentin Boanta has a lot of free time on his hands—five years worth, to be exact. That’s because Boanta is currently serving a prison sentence for, according to Reuters, “supplying gadgets to an...
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