Viewpoint: Poll indicates malware and black box attacks are biggest fraud risk to the ATM channel

In a website research poll that ran from May to August 2017 participants were asked how they saw fraud risk developing for ATMs. 67% of respondents felt that malware and black box attacks were the biggest risk, 20% went for card skimming, 7% chose social engineering, and cash trapping and card trapping were each chosen by 3%. The poll results can be seen in the chart below.

This poll result is in line with EAST’s published European ATM fraud statistics, with reports that date back to 2004.  Over the past thirteen years we have seen fraud trends change, particularly since the EMV (Chip and PIN) roll out commenced.  Most recently we have seen an increase in black box attacks, as highlighted in an ATM Crime Report published by EAST in April 2017 and covering the full year 2016.

The current website research poll, which closes at the end of December, is on Payment Fraud and asks if you have experienced losses due to payment fraud over the past two years, how long did it take to get reimbursed?  To take it, and to see all past results, visit the Payment and Terminal Research page on this website.