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Nachi worm infected Diebold ATMs
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-11-24

The Nachi worm compromised Windows-based automated teller machines at two financial institutions last August, according to ATM-maker Diebold, in the first confirmed case of malicious code penetrating cash machines.

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Nachi worm infected Diebold ATMs 2003-12-01
hamster1
This sort of thing was inevitable. I am wondering why the ATM network was not isolated, from the rest of their network. Also why not use embedded Linux?. Testing patches is a good practice, but the time lag between when an exploit is first discovered, and when it is "patched" should be minimized....

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