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Post by Old Techo on Mar 12, 2024 8:52:26 GMT 10
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Post by GerryP on Mar 12, 2024 12:53:53 GMT 10
He had no passcode set, so anyone would've been able to get straight into his banking apps. Not a lot of sympathy from me in that case.
I do all my banking on line, including the phone as well as tap and go, but every app, as well as the phone itself has a login process. I really like the convenience, but do take precautions. I even have an anti-scan sleeve for my cards in my wallet, so I don't take it all lightly... unlike the bloke in the article who didn't bother with even a basic password.
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Post by Old Techo on Mar 12, 2024 15:42:31 GMT 10
It's true Gerry that he did not lock his phone with a PIN.
However, his Westpac bank logon and password were not on his phone so he does not know how anyone could get in.
The bank knows the ID of the 2 accounts the funds were sent to so you'd think that could easily be chased up.
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Post by Frank and Brenda on Mar 15, 2024 7:58:07 GMT 10
He had no passcode set, so anyone would've been able to get straight into his banking apps. Not a lot of sympathy from me in that case. I do all my banking on line, including the phone as well as tap and go, but every app, as well as the phone itself has a login process. I really like the convenience, but do take precautions. I even have an anti-scan sleeve for my cards in my wallet, so I don't take it all lightly... unlike the bloke in the article who didn't bother with even a basic password. Ditto Gerry, passwords, patterns and in most cases 2 step identification It's the only way to go and he was stupid for not having any in place |
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Post by Old Techo on Mar 15, 2024 8:06:22 GMT 10
Frank,
Two-step identification (2FA) is not much help if your phone SMS is the second step and your phone was stolen.
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Post by spaceland on Mar 15, 2024 22:48:38 GMT 10
No banking details on my phone or tablet. I carry a laptop with me in the van and use my own wireless modem. It's much safer if you use a computer and just have the 2FA data sent through your phone.
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Post by bazza44 on Mar 16, 2024 7:17:14 GMT 10
No banking details on my phone or tablet. I carry a laptop with me in the van and use my own wireless modem. It's much safer if you use a computer and just have the 2FA data sent through your phone. Me too Barry  |
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