The Biggest Threat to ATM Security Isn't Card Skimming but Misconfiguration | UpGuard

This article surveys ATM security risks, highlighting that financially motivated attacks (notably card skimming) remain prevalent, while widespread misconfigurations and legacy Windows deployments on ATMs expose them to known vulnerabilities and remote code execution exploits; it also cites a recent Acer credit card data breach and warns that EMV adoption and mobile integration could broaden the attack surface if misconfigurations persist.