Windows XP and USB ports making cash machine vulnerable to attack

Windows XP and USB ports making cash machine vulnerable to attack

April 28, 2016 | NSFOCUS

SC Magazine

Security researchers at Kaspersky claim that virtually any cash machine can be illegally accessed and stolen from. The researchers said that most ATMs are usually based on outdated software (such as Windows XP) and this makes the vulnerable to either malware or other exploits. Another security headache is the use of the insecure XFS standard which banks use to communicate with ATMs. Alex Cruz Farmer, our VP of cloud told SCMagazineUK.com that as banks are enterprise, and it is their prerogative to deliver profits for their staff and, most importantly, shareholders. To read the full article, please click here.

 

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