Yak Rbi Asks Banks To Continue Atms Near Till Software Is Updated

The Reserve Bank of Bharat (RBI) today asked all banks inwards Bharat to give-up the ghost along their ATMs closed until the machines recieve a Windows update to protect them from the WannaCry ransomeware which is impacting networks across the world.

The directive was inwards answer to the WannaCry ransomware that took downwards calculator systems across the basis locking upward critical information in addition to demanding bitcoins every bit ransom for its release.

As ATM machines run on Windows software, they are really vulnerable to WannaCry which could easily assail the systems in addition to networks alongside the operating system.  In this regard, RBI has asked banks to update specific Windows patches on ATMs urgently. The advice comes every bit over 60% of ATMs inwards Bharat run on an outdated version of Windows in addition to hence, are vulnerable to the attack.

However, Microsoft has developed in addition to released a exceptional update for Windows XP although this detail version of its operating arrangement is no longer serviced past times the company.

ATM operators, however, country that at that topographic point is no threat to client information on money. "The objective of ransomware is to unopen downwards critical information inwards networks in addition to forbid access to this data." In the illustration of ATMs at that topographic point is no information stored inwards the machine. Neither is at that topographic point storage of whatever form of logic that volition block transactions.

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