ATMs in peril from computer worms?

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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:12:06 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:  ATMs in peril from computer worms?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/20/atm_viral_peril/
By John Leyden
20th October 2004

Some anti-virus firm are trying to carve out a new market for their
technology by trying to persuade that banks Automatic Teller Machines
(ATMs) running Windows need protecting from computer worms. Trend
Micro and Computer Associates have both identified this niche, but
some rivals question the immediate need for content filtering on cash
points.

The new generation of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are migrating
from the IBM OS/2 operating system to Microsoft Windows and IP
networks. This saves costs and enhances customer services. But it also
means that ATMs are now at risk from computer worms, according to
Trend Micro.

"Previously isolated cash machines can now be infected by
self-launching network viruses via the banks' IP networks. Infections
have the potential to bring down ATM machines, incurring downtime,
customer dissatisfaction and increased costs fixing infected
machines," it warns. Last August, the Nachi (Welchia) worm
contaminated the cash machines at two financial institutions. When the
Slammer virus hit the back end systems of the Bank of America in
January 2003, 13,000 US ATMs became unavailable.

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