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Compromised cards rise by 39 percent in US

Friday 1 September 2017 11:07 CET | News

A FICO report has revealed that the number of cards compromised at US ATMs and merchants rose 39 %in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.

FICO has also tracked a 21% increase in compromises of ATMs and point-of-sale (POS) devices in the US in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.

The company previously reported an increase of 30% in compromised devices for 2016, compared to 2015, and a 70% rise in compromised cards for that period. These figures cover only card fraud occurring at physical devices, not online card fraud.


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