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
Financial data and transactions of money must be handled by code which is
Open for peer review. Linux (or even *BSD) should be the natual choice here.
Related:
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.
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| [...]
|
| 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
ATMs hacked using MP3 player
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| A criminal gang in the U.K. was able to steal confidential banking
| data by bugging ATMs with an MP3 player, The Times of London
| reported in its online edition Thursday.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6135905.html
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