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Diebold ATMs hit by Nachi Worm

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-makes-me-feel-safe dept.

red floyd writes "The Register is reporting confirmation that Diebold ATMs were hit by the Nachi worm back in August. Apparently some Diebold ATMs run XP Embedded, and got hit with a variant of the RPC DCOM worm. Seems that they hadn't yet applied the available patch."

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  1. They need a new BIOS by RealProgrammer · · Score: 4, Funny

    A new, secure, manageable BIOSwould fix their problem.

    It's really Phoenix's fault.

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  2. Re:Just goes to show.. by psyconaut · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ahhh....but if you used a proper embedded operating system for an embedded device, you wouldn't be able to hire programmers who have completed a 6-week Visial Basic/.NET programming course at their local community college to write your business critical applications ;-)

    -psy

  3. Re:Propogation by Petronius · · Score: 4, Funny

    This means that after each 'correct' vote, the voting machine wires $20 to your bank account.

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  4. That explains it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember thinking how weird it was to have my ATM suggest an exclusive opportunity to increase the length of my penis.

  5. Re:They wouldn't be allowed to patch it anyways by Valar · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have a new record! Someone didn't even make it all the way through the article TITLE. First, it was rtfa (the linked article). Then it was rtfa (the slashdot article). Now do we need to go to rtft (read the fucking title)? The article is about diebold ATMs, not voting machines.

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