You might be thinking that if you don't use internet banking, your money is safe from problems with Windows. Rather worryingly, it seems that this may not be the case.

According to Silicon.com, security hackers (the good type) have been able to hack into cashpoint machines, and claim that up to 90 per cent of cash machines in the UK are vulnerable.

Some cases physical access to the cash point was possible with a key bought from the internet, allowing the hackers to take the money, or install key logging software to track account numbers and PINs.

Otherwise communication between the cash points and the banks was picked up in plain text.

I'm going to buy a large sock to hide my money up the chimney in I think....