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____/ Doug Mentohl on Wednesday 18 March 2009 18:16 : \____
> Industry experts also note that momentum is building for Windows because
> of its flexibility in connecting to multiple hardware, systems, and
> applications. And unlike Linux, the Windows OS features systems
> management, security, and software distribution tools within the OS
> kernel, easing integration with a bank’s existing infrastructure while
> obviating the need to purchase additional components, or build them from
> scratch ..
>
> Windows OS Supports Vendor-Agnostic Application Redeployment .. By
> incorporating the Microsoft Windows OS and Web-based technologies in
> their ATMs, middleware, and back-office systems, banks can more easily
> deliver applications across platforms ..
>
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/5/2/a524fccf-90af-49a2-9fb6-099452496661/ATMNovember172003.doc
>
> 'Diebold has released a security fix for its Opteva automated teller
> machines after cyber criminals apparently broke into the systems at one
> or more businesses in Russia and installed .. Diebold did not say
> exactly how the criminals were able to install the software on the systems'
>
>
www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/295924/criminals_sneak_card-sniffing_software_diebold_atms">malicious
> software
PINs stolen from Citibank ATMs
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| The alleged thieves made off with about $2 million between October 2007 until
| March of this year. Officials believe they remotely broke into the back-end
| computers that approve cash withdrawals and grabbed the PINs as they were
| being transmitted from the ATMs to the transaction processing computers,
| which increasingly use Windows, the report says.
|
| [... from the comments ...]
|
| Windows should not be used, nor shout OS X or Linux if it is running a GUI.
| While Windows can not be striped to a secure level and OS X is a bit of a
| challenge, Linux is very easy to run with a very minimalistic build.
|
| Check out the NSA version of Linux.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9982500-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
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| ATMs, or automated teller machines, today face the Internet-born threat of
| worms and denial-of-service attacks, as well as being at risk from malicious
| applications that can harvest customer data or hijack machines.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6233030.html
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
Brazilian banks look to Linux for ATMs
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| Brazilian banking giant Banco do Brasil this year is preparing to start a
| massive migration of one of the world’s biggest ATM fleets to the GNU/Linux
| operating system.
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http://www.atmmarketplace.com/article.php?id=9929&prc=12&page=42
Madness: ATMs Running Windows XP?
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/02/madness-atms-running-windows-xp.html
Pictures of ATM Machine Running Windows XP Crashing
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| The other day I pulled up to an ATM and it was in the middle of crashing and
| so I was able to shoot these pics during the crash and reboot. The ATM never
| did come up fully so I was unable to get some cash.
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http://www.socialdailynews.com/2007/09/pictures-of-atm-machine-running-windows-xp-crashing/
ATM using un-activated Windows
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| Ok, so lets be realistic for a moment here, first off, is 'Hackers Best
| Friend" MS Windows really the optimal choice for an operating system that
| spits out cash?
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http://www.itdrive.com/articles/177/1/ATM-using-un-activated-Windows/Page1.html
ATM with Pirated Windows [with photos]
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| In Russian you can sometimes meet pirated copy of Windows even
| on ATM. It warns that this copy of Windows need activation and
| the work of ATM gets interrupted.
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http://englishrussia.com/?p=981#more-981
http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo06091944fe5.jpg
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
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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~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | Othello for free: http://othellomaster.com
http://Schestowitz.com | Free as in Free Beer | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Cpu(s): 22.6%us, 5.0%sy, 0.1%ni, 70.6%id, 1.3%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.4%si, 0.0%st
http://iuron.com - semantic engine to gather information
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