ATMs got hacked by sending text via Windows XP flaws, Money at Risk

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A new technique has been discovered by which a Hacker can control an ATM machine remotely by sending only 1 text message to the ATM   due to a backdoor inside windows XP named Backdoor.Ploutus,  discovered in Mexico but is now available in the Englishversion, suggesting that the new variation -- Backdoor.Ploutus.B -- is expanding to other countries.

By simply sending a text message to the compromised system, hackers can control the ATM, walk up to it, and collect dispensed cash.
To begin with, a hacker must connect the ATM to a mobile phone via USB tethering. This creates a shared Internet connection, which then can be used to send specific SMS commands to the phone attached inside the ATM. The mobile device, if properly set up, then converts the message into a network packet and forwards it on to the ATM through the USB cable.
The first message sent contains an activation ID to start Ploutus in the ATM. Another message then sends a valid dispense command which dupes the system in to releasing money, which is pre-configured within the malware.