____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Sunday 30 March 2008 20:03 : \____
> <Quote>
> Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal
> money and bank account details from modern cash machines....
>
> Up to 90 percent of the ATMs in the U.K. could be at risk from these
> attacks as they rely on desktop PC technology--usually Intel hardware
> and Windows operating systems
40% of which are controlled by a criminal.
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
> --linked to other machines, some
> connected to the Internet, in the bank's network, according to
> experts....
>
> Macmillan added that the stability of Windows-based ATMs was worse
> than that of their OS/2-based predecessors, saying some ATMs suffered
> downtime of up to 30 percent....
>
> "If you are a programmer and you have some programming experience,
> then it is a cakewalk. If an exploit will work on a home or office
> computer then it will work on these ATMs," Chawdhary said.
> </Quote>
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6233030.html
Did you know that bank fraud was up 8000% in the UK last year? Guess who is
paying the bill for these damages (via interest rates for instance)?
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