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Bank employees asked random 2 characters of password during verification! [duplicate]
Let me ask to experts how bank BBVA and Santander en España can check dedicated digits of my password during call to their hot line?
They said me that it is verification procedure but I am not sure it ...
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How can hackers steal from a savings account that has no client card? [closed]
Someone I know was stolen a few hundreds dollars from a savings account. Looking at the history, she saw transactions like Uber rides and video games purchases she did not do. This account is used ...
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Are printed check security features a gimmick?
This question is perhaps a rough fit for this SE site, but it is about information security, though not specifically about computers.
When ordering company checks, there are a plethora of options. ...
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Ad fraud is growing into one of the biggest concerns. How can it affect banks?
The attached image was presented to me, but I'm confused about the risks of ad-fraud to organizations like banks. Usually, the advertisement budgets are invested only in "trusted" sources like Google ...
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How to check if direct debit whitelisting is in place for a specific account number? [closed]
Paying through bank transfer to other account without direct debit is more and more common these days.
Some of them are online services running bug bounties with availability of payment through bank ...
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Debit Card was used fraduentely, Should I report an incident to the websites that stored my card?
Here is my situation. I had a debit card where I could transfer funds to it for limited use. I usually kept a low amount on this card just for little purchases. It was recently used in a fraudulent ...
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Why Aren't Credit Card PINs Required For Online Transactions
I have never heard of credit card PINs being required for online purchases. Why is this? Wouldn't it drastically reduce online fraud? Physically stolen credit cards couldn't be used in online ...
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Can someone take money out of my account with just my Account & Routing number?
I had recently given someone my account number and routing number to deposit money into my checking account. They owed me money I had lent and said this would be the easiest way for them to do it. I ...
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How safe is my contactless bank card?
In the past few years Contactless Payment cards have been introduced and I have been reading some articles surrounding security of these cards. The following article "Stealing data from contactless ...
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Best practice for Users to avoid fraud for Direct Debit enabled bank accounts?
Direct Debit or automatic debit transfer system or Bankeinzug (German), seems a common/convenient way to pay in (online shops in) many countries available for many banks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/...
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Router as MITM to steal data
I was reading a blog post about ATM skimming and the following quote (at the end of the article) caught my eye:
Ivanov allegedly used two devices — a router to steal the bank data of customers ...
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ATM skimming with magnetic stripe
I have a question about ATM skimming. If ATMs in the UK still accept magnetic stripe can't a thief still use a cloned card at the ATM to withdraw money?
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Can I scratch off the magnetic strip off a debit card to only allow chip and PIN? [closed]
I have been robbed in the past by thieves using my HSBC Debit Card (issued by UAE branch) to purchase mobile phones and accessories by signing for the purchases. While the card has chip & PIN ...
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Signature instead of PIN, Visa card
Most of the credit cards require PIN to authorize transaction. Recently upon a transaction the merchant required my signature and not my PIN. I understand this is another sort of authorizing the ...
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How is Chase Mobile Deposit Secure?
Chase has this app that allows you to snap a picture of a check with your phone and deposit that check into your account.
How do they prevent:
Someone from depositing a check that's not written to ...
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