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Windows-Based Cash Machines 'Easily Hacked'

Nick Heath writes on silicon.com:

Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines.

ATMs today face the internet-born threat of worms and denial of service attacks, as well as being at risk from malware that can harvest customer data or hijack machines.

Up to 90 per cent of the ATMs in the UK could be at risk from these attacks as they rely on desktop PC technology - usually Intel hardware and Windows operating systems - linked to other machines - some connected to the internet - in the bank's network, according to experts.

posted by Fergie @ 3/04/2008 11:27:00 AM