Microsoft has acknowledged the existence of the Y2K16 bug on Windows Mobile devices, a story that was first broken by WMExperts. The software giant is closely working with device manufacturers and carrier partners to resolve the issue, hopefully issuing an official CAB installer soon. Quick acting third-party developers on the periphery have been to fix and address the issue with the creation of an unofficial CAB installer that changes the registry settings.

Here’s Microsoft’s official statement:

“Microsoft is aware of reports that phone messages received after 1/1/2010 may be dated 2016. These reports have not yet resulted in widespread customer inquiries; however, we are working closely with our manufacturing and mobile operator partners to investigate the cause and correct the issue as appropriate.”

The Y2K16 bug seems to be a bit more widespread than Windows Mobile, affecting sales terminal in Australia as well:

The bug is also affecting EFTPOS terminals in Australia. Retail stores can’t charge transactions to customer’s credit cards, because the EFTPOS terminal thinks the data is 2016 and therefore the customer’s card is considered expired.

(via: WMExperts)