Not so long ago, enterprising thieves who wanted to steal the entire contents of an ATM had to blow it up. Today, a more discreet sort of cash-machine burglar can walk away with an ATM's stash and ...

Automated teller machines, better known as ATMs, have been a part of the American landscape since the 1970s—beacons of self-service and convenience, they revolutionized banking in ways we take for ...

Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and worked closely with the consumer insights data team. Before CNET, she worked as a graduate writing instructor at the University of Indianapolis and ...

Grand Prairie, Texas — Joseph Buentello, 80, was cruising through retirement when he received a call erroneously claiming his son was in jail. "I was scared, I hit the panic button and I let my panic ...

The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.

Ever tried to grab cash from an ATM, only to see a “transaction declined” message? You’ve probably bumped up against your ATM withdrawal limits. These daily caps can make a big difference when you’re ...

Authorities are searching for a group of suspects after police say they walked away with $175,000 in cash from a Virginia ATM in a rising crime trend nicknamed "jackpotting." Jackpotting is defined as ...

Carrying large sums of cash isn’t something most people do these days, which makes using an ATM a regular need for many people — and anyone who withdraws from ATMs regularly knows that ATM fees can ...

Look to see whether the ATM accepts deposits, stack your bills and checks, follow the prompts to insert, then verify your total. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

It was a cool Friday afternoon in 1968 and businessman Donald Wetzel needed money to travel before the end of the weekend. The then-40-year-old examined the long line snaking through the bank and out ...

In 2010, the late Barnaby Jack, a world-renowned security researcher, hacked an ATM live onstage at the Black Hat conference by tricking the cash dispenser into spitting out a stream of dollar bills.