Researcher: Flaw exposes hack threat
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| Terrorists and other criminals could exploit a newly discovered software flaw
| to hijack massive computer systems used to control critical infrastructure
| like oil refineries, power plants and factories, a researcher said Saturday.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070805/ap_on_hi_te/hacking_threat
ATMs run on Microsoft Windows?
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| Well folks, I must have had my head buried in the sand, as a quick search
| reveals that many Auto Teller Machines (ATMs) use some form of Microsoft
| Windows as their operating system.
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http://centralcoastlive.org/home/?p=237
That's the same O/S that enables hackers to change the outcome of an election.
Black market for malware a thriving place
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| With a wealth of online bazaars, 24-by-7 support and the ability for other
| buyers to weigh in on the quality of the products, this malware economy
| continues to make it easier to break into the shady world of computer crime.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/06/malware_marketplace/
Related:
http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo06091944fe5.jpg
Vending machine shenanigans
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| When we first got our hands on the iPod vending machine, we noticed
| that the interface was running on Internet Explorer. Upon further
| inspection, we found that it is possible to browse files on the
| machine using a simple hack. Clicking on the floppy icon in the
| top left corner of any image brings up the file explorer window.
| From there, you can proceed to browse all the files and
| network places.
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http://machinetricks.indieword.com/view/vending-machine
E-Voting Raises New Questions in Brazil
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| Fontoura confirmed that Brazil is considering a move away from
| crosoft's proprietary code -- "We are studying the possibility of using an
| open-source program like Linux in future elections. This would make the
| entire process much more transparent and far less expensive," he said.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060929/brazil_electronic_voting.html?.v=2
New fraud concerns over Dutch ballot computers
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| The Dutch group believe the Sdu machines suffer from a
| potential weakness: they run under Windows XP using a
| wireless modem.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/05/new_fraud_concerns/
Why not Embedded? ATM's Running XP Professional...
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| This time, I happened to be there when it suddenly BSOD'd and began a
| reboot cycle. Obviously, to BSOD it needs to run Windows, and moments
| later, that was confirmed. But that's not the story here -- believe it or
| not, most ATMs run Windows nowadays, and there's absoloutely nothing
| wrong with that.
|
| [...]
|
| There's a million reasons why an ATM should must be RTOS, be it Linux or
| VxWorks or Windows CE, but even if you don't go with RTOS, Windows XP
| Professional most certainly isn't the answer. Especially if it's not even
| SP2.
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http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/287
