Some ATMs closed due to WannaCry ransomeware. As part of precautionary measures, banks did not operate some ATMs running on old software in view of threat from ransomware ‘WannaCry’. Most automated teller machines (ATMs) were running fine, there could be some which may not have updated Microsoft’s Windows operating system, sources said. Such ATMs could be prone to attack so as precautionary measure banks running such ATMs refrained from feeding cash, sources added. There are a total of 2.2 lakh ATMs in India, of which few may be running on old Windows XP.

Source: Indian Express May 15, 2017 17:11 UTC