Story unverified.
They're awfully fast to call the perpetrators "techno-vandals", thus obscuring
the fact that the designers of their system are " computer security
incompetents".
:-)
Enjoy!
jfa
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>SWEDISH BANK'S ATM SHOWED PICTURES OF NAKED WOMEN
>
>A Swedish bank has apologised to its customers after one of its new automatic
>teller machines (ATM) showed pictures of naked women on its banking screen.
>
>Instead of showing a menu of choices like 'balance' or 'withdrawal' the
>interface presented customers with pouting Swedish beauties and sex phoneline
>service ads.
>
>An investigation into what happened has led officials of the Foereningseank
>Bank, in Trollhaettan near Gothenburg, to believe that they are the victim of
>techno-vandal who hacked his way into the computer controlling the ATM via a
>telephone line.
>
>A police investigation has begun.
>
>Said a spokesman for the bank: "We're very sorry for any embarassment,"
>though at least one customer complemented the bank for its racey change.
>
>"I rather liked it," said Sven Denkstrom, 32.
>
>"Banking suddenly became an unexpected pleasure. Maybe they should keep the
>changes," he added.
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"Ideas are more powerful than guns.
We would not let our enemies have guns, why
should we let them have ideas?"
- Joseph Stalin
