Re: Bank security

["John C. A. Bambenek, GCIH, CISSP" <bambenek.infosec () gmail com>]

It is much, much worse than it appears in many places.

On 7/22/09, Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
> OMFG....
>
> Larry Seltzer
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com
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> On Behalf Of Drsolly
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:44 AM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] Bank security
>
> I sent my bank a fax to tell them about my change of address. They sent
> a
> fax back, asking me to phone them. The lady I spoke to, said that they
> couldn't do it from a fax, they needed an email. I asked why; she said
> that it was so they could be sure it came from me.
>
> Apparently, anyone can send an fax, but if an email has me in the
> from-line, that proves it came from me.
>
> And this is a bank.
>
> And we wonder why there's fraud ...
>
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