Trends: ATM attacks are rising in the U.S.

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A rash of criminal gang attacks on store and bank ATMs that started in Texas last year has spread to other states, according to state and federal authorities. The Texas Bankers Association's ATM Crime Task Force tallied at least 139 incidents over 12 months. "It is clear that this is a sample and does not constitute the full breadth of incidents," the task force said in a report. According to police and media reports, similar smashand- grab attacks on gas station ATMs have occurred this year in Connecticut, Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia, in which a thief typically breaks into a store, attaches a chain to the ATM and uses a stolen vehicle to tow it off.