Re: Operating System in US ATMs

["Kyle C. Quest" <kyle.c.quest () gmail com>]

There's a good chance that it's Windows XP Embedded. It's meant to be used
in ATMs, industrial equipment, or other embedded devices. There's a big
difference between a standard XP and XP Embedded because with Embedded you
actually get to choose the components that get installed.

Kyle

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Bruce Ediger <eballen1 () qwest net> wrote:

> 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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