Maybe I'm in the minority but I never carry a lot of cash with me....anywhere. I bring maybe $300 with me and the rest is on a CC. If I do need cash for a non-CC accepting place I use my no fee Schwab Debit card in a place with a decent amout of people around the ATM...like inside a Carrefour or similar. My card maxes out at $500/day withdrawals...no clue how someone got $4000 from one account in one day

There are a lot of free standing ATM's in the world in some not too secure places. I find it interesting that the article does not mention where the machine (s) are located

I have used ATM's in MANY countries and am always choose the location carefully but it all comes down to doing what you feel most comfortable with, Hotel/resort sales are pretty secure but not 100%

Hotel safe link