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Most Bank Websites Are Insecure

Anonymous writes "More than three-quarters of bank Web sites have design flaws that could expose bank customers to financial loss or identity theft, according to a University of Michigan study that will be presented this week at the Symposium on Usable... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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25 Jul 08 visit Security shocker: 75% of US Bank websites have flaws  »  the register (uk) Insecure by design The vast majority of US bank websites jeopardize the security of their online customers by including design flaws that expose passwords and are susceptible to tampering by attackers, researchers say.…
06 Apr 08 visit UK Banking Law Blames Customers For Insecure OS  »  slashdot twitter writes "If you use an insecure OS in the UK and someone drains your bank account, the banks say it's your fault. The Register reports: 'The Banking Code produced by the British Bankers' Association (BBA), and followed by most banks, makes it clear...
27 Aug 08 visit Computer With UK Bank Customer Data Sold On eBay  »  slashdot Walpurgiss tips a BBC News story about a man in Oxford who paid $140 for a computer on eBay, and was shocked to find on it bank records of several million customers of the Royal Bank of Scotland, its subsidiary Natwest, and one other bank. "Mr. Chapman...
20 Aug 08 visit UK bank chief stung in ID theft scam  »  the register (uk) HBOS boss conned Updated Identity fraudsters have claimed the prize scalp of the chief exec of HBOS bank.…
11 Oct 07 visit US regional bank hacked  »  the register (uk) Thwarted hack exposes score Hackers infiltrated the systems of Commerce Bank and accessed the records of 20 customers, the US regional bank said today.…

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