Questions tagged [banks]
Use for questions about security practices used by banks and other financial institutions.
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How are the bank's "voiceprint" authentication methods secure?
A few years ago, an agent from the bank rang up to say my credit card was compromised. But first they wanted me to confirm who I was. I refused, they were ringing from a private number, they could ...
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My Bank Enforces A 6 Character Limit On Passwords. Is This Bad? [duplicate]
A bank I (previously) used in Australia forced users to comply with a 6-character limit on every password. Specifically, the rules were:
6 characters exactly, including at least 1 number and letter
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Should a bank be able to shorten your password without your involvement?
The bank of a friend changed password policy, such that you are limited to 20 characters. However, he used 24 letters before and thus was not able to log in anymore.
He called his advisor, who ...
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What is the value of no paste text boxes for bank web sites?
HSBC Bank plc (UK) has a OTP system to confirm online payments via SMS. The 6 figure number is sent to the user who enters it into the website. Sometimes the cards registered email address is ...
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Is using a second hand/grey market phone for banking security a credible risk?
I asked this question in money about telling my bank about using a second hand or grey market mobile phone. The the implication of some of the comments is that any worry is misplaced.
It seems to me ...
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Should bank details such as bank bic code, bank swift code, bank cc, bank code be considered as personal data and does it need to be encrypted?
I wanted to understand what elements of financial information need to be protected/encrypted. Understand that information like IBAN, bank account name, bank account number are personal data and need ...
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Why are animated QR-codes more secure?
I recently had a look at implementing the swedish BankID identification system for an app.
A prerequisite is that a client certificate is installed on our backend, which authenticates requests from ...
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Security: Plaid vs Quicken vs Mint
Why are people so quick to criticize Plaid for using login info when trusted apps like Mint do the same thing? They require username and password for bank info, but seem to be trusted. I wanted to use ...
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Is it normal/safe/justifiable that a bank asks me for my full login details (account id and PIN) when calling via mobile phone?
I am calling my bank via mobile phone (in Germany) and the electronic voice asks me to
type in my account access id (via the number pad), and like-wise,
type in my account PIN, all the numbers, not ...
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What are the security implications of the password policy for this bank? [duplicate]
I am aware of a bank (redacted for obvious reasons) that has the following password policy.
Only English alphanumeric characters
Min of 8, max of 14 characters
No special characters (ex. !@#$%^&* ...
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PCI & e-banking sensitive information tokenization/encryption/obfuscation - Which fields require to be secured?
According to PCI standard all businesses that store, process or transmit payment cardholder data must be PCI Compliant.
Taking into account that we are talking about a bank, fields like card number ...
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Visa Secure / TAN App showing wrong amount charged [closed]
So, the other day I was charging my prepaid VoIP account from sipgate.de via credit card payment. I chose 10 Eur which is the default and entered my card details.
As usual, I was redirected to a ...
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Why does the PSD2 have an exception that requires two-factor authentication only every 90 days?
PSD2 requires two-factor authentication, which they call strong customer authentication (SCA). However, there is a “delegated regulation” 2018/389, Article 10, which adds an exception that SCA is not ...
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How does Shutterstock keep getting my latest debit card number?
I've made a single photo purchase from Shutterstock back in 2012. I created an account and gave them my debit card #. I haven't made a single purchase from them since.
Silently in 2018, they activated ...
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Why is Western Union so popular among scammers? [closed]
I've heard/read about a number of scams around the internet, and most of the time, the scammer tells the victim to transfer money using Western Union. I might be biased due to my sources, but Western ...
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Over-the-top (?) security practices for CVV inputs
On some internet banking websites, I've seen some CVV input fields that seem strange to me. Here is an example:
The field works as such:
You can not input a CVV code using a keyboard.
The numbers ...
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Is there a standard about storing the password of a bank's website bank-account-management-account in a password vault?
Please assume that I use some FOSS, SaaS, public key && passwordized private key protected password vault program to primarily store passwords of websites I rarely use (such as Q&A ...
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Is it reasonable to type a bank password in a phone call to the bank? [duplicate]
Recently my friend called their bank (via a normal phone call) to perform an operation with her account and she had to type her password during the call. Everything worked fine, the operation was done ...
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Is this "secure email" mechanism my bank wants me to use best practice?
So, yesterday I needed to sign & scan some forms for my bank, a credit union. Nothing hugely confidential, except it has some account numbers on it. But still, I was a bit concerned, so the ...
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Can a third-party service within an e-banking portal actually be safe?
I am using a e-banking portal from a major Swiss bank (let's call it "Bank"). Some month ago, a new solution for the processing of electronic billing (e-bill) was introduced.
The whole e-...
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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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Why does my digital bank need my phone date and hour to be correct?
I'm not from Information Security or any IT related area. But I want to know if there is any security reason for my digital bank to demand my phone to be on "Automatic Date & Time"?
For ...
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Dedicated device for online investing and other security measures
I like to invest money online. I invest in both cryptocurrencies as well as regular stocks. As my bankroll grows (let's say 20k+ in the near future), I feel like I need to start taking more serious ...
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Online transactions: which one is safer - credit card or netbanking? [closed]
There are various modes of online transaction, such as through entering credit card details, and through netbanking. Which one is safer? it seems there are some risks with credit card mode mode but is ...
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What can be done with Credit or debit card informations asked by websites?
Many websites ask for payment by entering information from Credit card such as VISA card/ Mastercard etc.
Now, till date I knew that I should never tell anybody about these numbers. Then why these ...
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Security of bank account using a 8 digit password
Few months ago, my bank forced me to change my password. It was a random 32 characters long password, stored in a well-known password manager.
The new password had to be exactly 8 digits, to be ...
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What are security issues about sending bank alerts via email/SMS?
Banks offer to send alerts for each transaction happening on a customers account. My bank is offering three options: SMS alerts, email alerts and push alerts into their own app. Only sms alerts are ...
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Is Gnucash's flatpak safe to use with online banking?
Can I trust the (official?) GnuCash Flatpak on Flathub, linked from here to here?
Following up on this Q&A I'm asking myself if I can trust this, bearing in mind this.
Other options would be to ...
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Are payment card PINs safe to send via SMS?
I have signed up with a new current account in the UK for day-to-day transactions. The account comes with a payment (debit) card. The banking institution's security handling of PINs for payment cards ...
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Can anything be stolen from me using bank Information? [duplicate]
I live on a Caribbean island and i am selling my pick up truck. Someone has contacted me saying they want to buy it and ship to the US.They have asked for all my bank info, IBAN, Swift Code, Acc.#, ...
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Cardholder info transmission between issuing and acquiring banks
Which data is actually transmitted between issuing and acquiring banks during various phases of a card payment transaction?
Specifically, does the Issuer tell the Acquirer any info (and which if any?)...
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Western Union prompts for bank login information — ridiculously bad practice? [duplicate]
I was trying to initiate a Western Union transaction from my bank account, but toward the end of the process I was prompted by this request, which is to type in my bank's login information.
The ...
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Is it possible to bypass 2FA and access bank account in this system?
Nowadays, any credit/debit card transaction made online (at least for mine) requires one to enter the card details (Account No., Expiry Date, CVV etc). In the end, a OTP (One Time Pass) is sent to the ...
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Why are my plastic credit card and activation code sent separately?
Capital One recently sent my plastic credit card by post mail and its activation code by a separate post mail. What security problem does this mitigate?
If a rogue element has access to my mail box ...
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Why don't online banks use WebAuthn? [closed]
My ideal bank would offer online banking from a browser with user/pwd and WebAuthn, for example with a NFC or USB key. No OTP or SMS or apps on the smartphone or physical devices required. (It goes ...
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How does the photoTAN (Cronto visual transaction signing) procedure work?
Lately, most banks (at least in Germany) are promoting the photoTAN procedure as the most modern and secure way of authorizing transactions in online banking, see for example here. However, searching ...
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Is it safe to give multiple virtual credit card numbers to the same vendor?
There are situations when I have to give several virtual credit card numbers linked to my real credit card to the same vendor. Can a vendor guess the real credit card number by having multiple virtual ...
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Collecting banking, credit-card statements from users
I want to build a service that collects user spending history with their permission. Users would send over (banking, credit card) account statements and I would extract, store the following ...
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Banking app logon - multiple fingerprints on a device vs 2 passwords known by 1 person
Yesterday I logged on to my banking app via my iPhone. The normal procedure was to enter information that consisted of:
The answer to a security question. This had to be entered in full and was the ...
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Making transactions only, or almost only, by QR codes
I have a OnePlus 6 smartphone and I recently opened a bank account in a bank which seems to me very innovative in the context going payment card (debit/credit) free (using only application and/or cash)...
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How secure is Libra considering Visa and Mastercard are behind it?
Libra is the upcoming cryptocurrency by Facebook which Facebook claims is supported by variety of tech companies including but not limited to Mastercard, Paypal and Visa.
Facebook also enforces a real ...
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Unexpected email from Yorkshire Bank
I have started receiving unexpected emails from Yorkshire Bank.
I have never been a customer. I don't recall applying for any of their products either, although maybe I did many years ago.
The ...
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Online payment integration requires handling my bank credentials. Why?
When doing a payment integration what would be the reasons the payment gateway would require your bank credentials instead of redirecting the client to his or her bank website?
The context of my ...
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Is the zero trust approach really so safe? [closed]
Recently, I see so many emerging vendors that are advertising their use of zero-trust. What potential risks are we exposed to if we shift to zero-trust in our bank?
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Data leakage in internet-only services
Nowadays, internet-only services became very popular, for example, direct bank and many others. The advantage of such services is you don't have to spend the time to get to the office in order to get ...
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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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Where would I go to use a reliably secure encrypted internet connection?
Lately, I’ve been paying $100 a month for Fios. I’m thinking of canceling this service because I rarely use my internet at home, since I’m at school most of the time and my college offers internet (...
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Is there a security issue with fit4less requiring bank information and not simply card number?
When I set up timed payments I tend to prefer setting them up through my credit card. As this tends to be more reliable in case of over charges, etc.
For example spotify goes through my credit card. ...
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Is Plaid safe if I change the password after deposit?
Many services, like Coinbase or Robinhood, use Plaid to deposit money from Bank. I understand that Plaid stores my login and password, somewhere... somehow... who really knows. A lot of people ...
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Schneier is telling me to write my bank security password and keep it in my wallet? Is that right?
Bruce Schneier Writes Down Passwords. So Can You
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But how should people deal with all of this in the real world, or on line? "Relax," he says emphatically. Surprisingly for a security ...
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