"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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They said exactly what I had been thinking about
HSBC denies internet bank accounts vulnerable
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| The Grauniad claimed the hole was discovered by a bunch of boffins at
| Cardiff University who went public to warn bank customers. The
| vulnerability only exists if PCs have been compromised by keylogging
| software.
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| But HSBC has said the claims are exaggerated. Keylogging, installed by
| some malware, is required for the scam to work, according to the
newspaper.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33588
"Keyloggers" is an OS-agnostic concept, so it isn't a Windows flaw
either. In particular, the article you linked to doesn't mention Windows (or
any other OS) for that matter either. If a user logs onto their online
banking site via their Nintendo DS, but the Opera-carrying catridge they're
using is actually a counterfeit with a keylogger installed, they'd be
vulnerable too.
- Oliver
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