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UK tells operators to shut down crypto ATMs or face action

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:04:01 +0000

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is clamping down on Bitcoin ATMs because they do not implement Know Your Customer (KYC) measures. Those who don't comply will face further action. Read more...

India wants its banks to upgrade ATMs still running Windows XP... soon

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 03:06:02 +0000

Windows XP still powers a staggering number of machines, including numerous ATMs in India. The country's central bank made that point last week but gave one more year to banks to comply. Read more...

'Sticky Keys' can be used to hack Russian ATMs running Windows XP

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 20:14:01 +0000

An exploit discovered by a Russian researcher shows ATMs operated by state-owned Sberbank running Windows XP can be hacked by pressing the 'Shift' key five times in quick succession. Read more...

ATMs are 'spitting out' cash after being infected with malware

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:22:01 +0000

Security researchers and ATM manufacturers are warning that attackers have managed to compromise ATMs and are stealing money after they force the devices to 'spit out' cash. Read more...

ATM Industry Association announces Windows 10 migration plan, will skip Windows 8

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 22:56:01 +0000

The ATM Industry Association has announced that the ATMs running on older Windows versions will be upgraded to Windows 10 when it becomes available as part of its 2020 migration plan. Read more...

Google's London campus gets a Bitcoin ATM

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:56:01 +0000

Google has shown support for Bitcoin in the past, but now the company has set up a Bitcoin ATM at its London Campus to evaluate the usage of the cryptocurrency and gather ideas. Read more...

Symantec: Hackers already attacking ATMs as Microsoft's Windows XP deadline looms

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:15:36 +0000

With just two more weeks to go before the end of Microsoft's Windows XP support, a new report by Symantec claims hackers are already finding ways to attack ATMs, most of which use the 12 year old OS. Read more...

95% of ATM machines still use Windows XP, and will be exposed to vulnerabilities after April 8

Jett Goldsmith — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:43:34 +0000

The world's ATM machines will soon face a major issue on April 8th: The end of support for their operating system. Read more...