The FICO Card Alert Service said the number of payment cards compromised at ATMs and merchants in 2017 increased 10 percent.
Officials said the data, which monitors hundreds of thousands of ATMs and other readers in America, also noted the number of compromised card readers at ATMs, restaurants, and merchants rose 8 percent.
NCR Corporation said ATM card skimming has become increasingly sophisticated, as skimming devices are getting smaller and harder to detect and defeat.
To that end, officials said NCR’s ATM Fraud Inspection Guide offers solutions for retailers with ATMs to reduce risk and protect their ATM network.
“The number of compromises and the number of card members impacted set a new record last year,” TJ Horan, FICO’s vice president of fraud solutions, said. “While most devices are safe, fraudsters are developing new technology and methods for hacking ATMs.”
Officials referenced via NACS and Conexxus, the WeCare Data Security Program provides guidelines for reducing the risk of card breaches at convenience store operations.
The program, officials said, assists in achieving a baseline level of security, but cautioned the implementation of the program’s steps alone does not meet any particular security mandate or standard – including but not limited to Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliance.