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