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The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) has announced that it is taking a very proactive position with respect to the forthcoming end of support for the Microsoft Windows® CE operating system. Windows CE is an embedded version of Windows that is estimated to be running on as many as 450,000 ATMs worldwide – primarily in non-bank, retail locations. Microsoft has announced that the most recent version, 2013, will sunset in 2023.
Almost any cash machine in the world could be illegally accessed and jackpotted with or without the help of malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab reached this conclusion after investigating real attacks on ATMs and assessments of the machines carried out for several international banks.