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All the computers for the paint mixing machines in every Home Depot were screwed up today, which brought up the topic of the hack and he got excited when I sugg
by hellbanTHIS 12y ago
All the computers for the paint mixing machines in every Home Depot were screwed up today, which brought up the topic of the hack and he got excited when I suggested it was probably outdated software on the point of sales machines that was to blame.
The interesting part to me was it sounded like the managers explained to them that it was all the bank's fault. Not that Home Depot was too cheap and lazy to update their software. And ya got to talk about something while the paint's shakin
- heywire 12y agoDo you have reason to believe that Windows 7 instead of Windows XP would have prevented this attack? It sounds like weak credentials and overall lax security are more to blame. edit: Also, keep in mind that some retailers are running POSReady 2009 / POSReady 7, which may look just like Windows XP at first glance.