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Re: Operating System in US ATMs
From: "Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:59:26 -0400
Have been for quite some time: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/02/HNwinatm_1.html ________________________________ From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Kyle C. Quest Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:36 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] Operating System in US ATMs 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? --NSA--CIA--FBI--NRO--TSA--JENKEM--DHS--BUTTHASH--TIARA--GHCQ--ECHELON-- As for you government types intercepting this, thanks for keeping us safe from our freedoms. Warrantless wiretapping is un-American and unpatriotic. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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Current thread:
- Operating System in US ATMs Bruce Ediger (Jun 03)
- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Kyle C. Quest (Jun 03)
- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Alex Eckelberry (Jun 03)
- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Vitaly McLain (Jun 04)
- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Predrag Ivanovic (Jun 04)
- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Alex Eckelberry (Jun 03)
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- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Gary Warner (Jun 06)
- Re: Operating System in US ATMs Kyle C. Quest (Jun 03)