WannaCry ransomware attack: Ignore rumours, your ATM is safe for now

80% of Indian ATMs operate on Windows XP and uses a firmware that limits the machine’s activities to basics such as dispensing cash and checking the balance. Other activities are blacklisted, which prevent a ransomware from attacking an ATM. PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN TAKE – Apply the patches to the Windows systems recommended by Microsoft Security […]

80% of Indian ATMs operate on Windows XP and uses a firmware that limits the machine’s activities to basics such as dispensing cash and checking the balance. Other activities are blacklisted, which prevent a ransomware from attacking an ATM. PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN TAKE – Apply the patches to the Windows systems recommended by Microsoft Security […]

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