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Online
banking fraud jumps
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A
recent survey has shown that the level of online banking fraud
has jumped as a result of a computer program that allows criminals
to monitor keystrokes on your computer. The device they are
using is known as key logging, and with this they can every
thing you type, and then detail out account information and
passwords to access the accounts.
The UKs payment clearance association, APACS, has said
that as a result of fraudsters using sophisticated methods such
as this to gain information about others accounts the
level of online banking fraud more than doubled in 2008.
According to APACS the level of fraud in relation to online
banking soared from £22.6 million in 2007 to £52.5
million in 2008. An increasing number of people have started
to use online banking facilities over recent years, with more
banks making these facilities available and more people deciding
to conduct their banking transactions from the comfort and privacy
of their own homes.
An official from APACS said: The industry continues to
remind customers to ensure that they have their computers
firewall switched on and anti-virus software up to date. |
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