SEE: Mobile device security policy (TechRepublic Premium) Most targeted regions for ATM/PoS malware attacks in 2020-2022įrom 2017 to 2021, Russia has always been the most impacted country. In 2021, a 39% increase of the attacks was observed, showing that the COVID-19 restrictions had been dropped down, allowing customers to return to their usual consumer habits. While the lockdowns saw a lot of devices being turned fully off, another reason explaining this drop is the global number of cash machines tending to decrease, as explained by the researchers.

Number of devices affected by ATM/PoS malware from 2018 to 2021. In 2020, the number of attacks on ATM/PoS dropped significantly in comparison to 2019, from approximately 8,000 attacks to 4,800 ( Figure A).įigure A Image: Kaspersky. Lockdowns all around the globe during the pandemic have seriously reduced ATM and PoS malware activity, since people stayed at home with no other possibility than buying what they needed online instead of physically going to shops. Image: weerapat1003/Adobe StockĪ new report from Kaspersky sheds light on the 2020-2022 ATM and Point of Sale (PoS) malware landscape.

Attacks using ATM or PoS malware are on the rise again in 2022 after the COVID-19 lockdowns.

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