The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has published their third report of the year. Their data shows the skimming losses continue to shift to areas without chip. They also point to a rise in devices used to block the cash dispenser.

The trend of the majority of skimming related losses occurring outside of EMV liability shift areas continues; from January to September 2011 such losses were reported in 47 countries outside of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and in 12 countries within SEPA. The USA remains the top location for such losses.

Cash trapping incidents were reported by nine countries and this type of attack is increasing in most of them. This reflects a continuance of the trend reported in EAST’s most recent European ATM Crime Report (covering January to June 2011)

The report also indicates a rise in gas-based explosions. While the new cash trapping attacks are said to be easily defeated by retrofitting or upgrading the ATMs, there was no mention of guidance to defeat explosive attacks.