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Banks to replace ATMs before hackers can target

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Banks are racing to upgrade their ATMs before they become prime targets for hackers.

The move has to do with Windows XP -- an estimated 95 percent of ATMs in the U.S. run on that operating system.

But Microsoft is killing off tech support for it on April 8 and won't issue security updates for Windows XP.

Now banks are working to replace their fleet.