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Re: [News] Images: Windows ATM Goes Titsup, Absurd/Self-contradictory Error Messages in Windows

[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>> Peter Hayes <notinuse2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> 
>>> A local "Link" ATM machine was "out of order". It was endlessly booting
>>> NT4. This was about a year ago.
> 
>> This is truly scary - who needs thieves when you have Windows to empty
>> your bank balance...
> 
> Presumably they are on closed networks. Can you imagine the effect of a
> Trojan on one of these things.
> 
> "Please enter the amount you wish to withdraw"
> 
> "£100,000"
> 
> "Thank you Mr. Chuck U. Farley. Please wait for your receipt..."
> 
> Mind you, I'm not sure if a closed network would be any sort of
> guarantee. After all, Apple somehow managed to distribute a virus on the
> iPod.
> 

How closed is any closed network?  

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