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Report examines growing threat from ATM malware

April 25, 2016

The Europol European Cybercrime Center and Trend Micro have announced their latest joint report, "ATM Malware on the Rise." The document offers an overview of the ATM malware threat and specific malware types in circulation.

The report highlights the increasing sophistication of cybercriminals in planning and carrying out attacks, using both new methods and techniques in conjunction with well-known attack vectors.

"Logical attacks on ATMs are now recognized as a developing threat by the industry and law enforcement, and EC3 has already assisted a number of national police forces in successful investigations of this emerging crime threat," said Steven Wilson, head of EC3. "This report lists a number of key recommendations to address this growing crime trend, both in preventive and investigative areas, and can serve as a valuable reference document to coordinate activities to tackle organized crime's expansion into this area of criminality."

The report was released to a closed audience consisting of law enforcement authorities, financial institutions and the IT security industry.