Germany has become Europe’s ground zero for ATM attackers, who have exploited a fragmented banking system and a decentralised police force — and Germans’ marked preference for cash over cards or digital payments.
“It does not make economic sense to turn every ATM into Fort Knox,” said Jörg Schmiese, director at the Association of German Banks.
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