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Re: Worm hits Windows-based ATMs
« on: December 09, 2003, 05:30:30 PM »
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"It's a horrendous security mistake," he said of specific-purpose machines like ATMs running Windows, which is written for general-purpose computers and for which Microsoft releases security fixes on a regular basis. "I'm a lot more worried about my money than I was before this."


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To help prevent future problems Diebold is shipping ATMs with firewall software designed to block out viruses and other attacks, he said.


Phewww now I can sleep safely at night, not!

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