ATM deployers report double-digit crime surge in 2017

The ATM Industry Association has published the results of its 2017 Global Fraud and Security Survey in which more than half of respondents (54 percent) reported an increase in ATM crime during the previous year. This represents a 12 percent change from the previous year's survey, in which less than half (42 percent) of deployers said they had experienced a rise crime at their ATMs. 

According to a press release, the survey looked at trends in ATM card skimming, PIN compromise, deposit and transaction reversal fraud, cash and card trapping schemes, eavesdropping, card data malware, chip card data shimming, network packet sniffing, and other network and remote network card data compromise methods.

"Since there is now such a variety of methods of attack, technologies and tools available, our industry needs to start 2018 with an attitude of vigilance," ATMIA CEO Mike Lee said in the release. "We must unite like never before to tackle all these challenges.

"By reading this study early in the new year, industry practitioners will be well prepared for what lies ahead and can plan their defenses accordingly. I'd like to thank international ATM security expert Douglas Russell for giving us the true crime big picture in such a professional way."

The new report is available online to ATMIA members. In the press release, the association also encouraged members to consult its online library of international ATM security best practices to reduce their risk of attack. In June, the association will hold its 18th annual ATM security summit in London.