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Operating System in US ATMs


From: Bruce Ediger <eballen1 () qwest net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:49:39 -0600 (MDT)

I stopped by a branch of my bank (Compass Bank) in Denver today to
withdraw some cash from the ATM.  An unmarked mini-van blocked access, and
some character in "business casual" garb had the front of the ATM pillar
tipped up.  I took a glance inside to see what the innards of an ATM look
like.  It had what looked like a standard PC case inside.

I asked the guy repairing it what operating system it ran.  He said,
"Windows.  Windows XP based, actually."

Is my bank asking for a repeat of Ross Anderson'a "Phantom Withdrawals"?
http://www.phantomwithdrawals.com/

Along those lines, how often do bank IT departments go as far south
as Ross Anderson has documented?

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           thanks for keeping us safe from our freedoms.
       Warrantless wiretapping is un-American and unpatriotic.
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