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ATMs Susceptible to Windows Viruses

Posted by michael on from the hide-money-under-mattress dept.

Kernkraft400 writes "First there was Windows for Warships, now the same operating system used to power millions of home PCs is likely to be used for cash machines in the UK. I can't wait for the next Windows virus or worm to take down all the cash machines."

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  1. Linux FUD by Twillerror · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This sounds like the thing the Linux community would say.

    I highly doubt that ATMs are hooked up to the internet, so normal worms would not apply. Maybe if someone could take out a slew of ATM from the same supplier by hacking in to their network.

    Then we have to imagine that the people would use some kind of firewall to protect the machines, and that they have thought about this as any half way intelligent coder/admin would.

    That said, Linux has had many a buffer overrun, and has been attached just as much. Networked computers have serious security issues, regardless of the OS.

    Come on slashdot editors, be a bit more professional.