You'll find that you underestimate the number of banks and credit related transactions that use internet connectivity to transact transfers and payment activity. Pay attention next time you use a ATM or credit card at the gas pumps or the grocery, or a card in those ATM's in various malls and stores. You'll hear the modems in many dialing during the 'authorization' phase of the transaction, and few are dialing into a private networked system.
Thanks, Ron DuFresne On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Jason Coombs wrote: > Bank of America should never have allowed their ATM network to rely on > routes that could be impacted by non-ATM network computer systems. > > That Sapphire might have had this effect makes the sensibility behind > writing and releasing it even more apparent, if this was in fact defensive > work of a government agency as my speculation suggested. > > Jason Coombs > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard M. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 1:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Jay D. Dyson'; 'Bugtraq'; 'Full-Disclosure' > Subject: RE: MS SQL WORM IS DESTROYING INTERNET BLOCK PORT 1434! > > > However, this worm might not be so harmless as it appears because of > collateral damage: > > Bank of America ATMs Disrupted by Virus > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!*** OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
