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I was chatting to a friend yesterday who is a bit of a computer expert.. he told me he suspected the NatWest disruption was due to a hacking event and not a computer glitch as has been said.
He went on to say he thought there would be many more events like it. made me wonder is it safe to do online banking or any financial transactions on the net?. I often buy stuff and give my card number etc.
Maybe its time to go back to old fashioned banking and buying…. or are we too entrenched in the net now for that?
i blame doa,i told him to stop messing about.
@rogue trader wrote:
i blame doa,i told him to stop messing about.
who?? :D
doa aka dolly daydream :D or evony eyes.
@rogue trader wrote:
doa aka dolly daydream :D or evony eyes.
What a load of crock – you monkey! :D
Seriously though, Mrs T – I don’t bank on-line. An old reg (can’t remember her name), had the whole of her account wiped out from a hacker! So, for me, I am sticking to becoming ancient and do everything the old-fashioned way – for RT – yeah even missionary! :lol:
I think there was something dodgy about the whole thing.
You back up your data and your system at least every 24 hours, more frequently I would have thought if you were a bank.
How did they end up more than 24 hours behind, unless someone had deliberately corrupted something more than 24 hours previously, which suggests malice, either criminal or from a disgruntled insider?
Don’t think we should be too harsh on them. There are many near misses which big companies don’t publicise because it might harm their reputations. In any case, nobody needs one of the biggest banks in Britain suffering even greater losses. Especially since it was an unwise investment in a Dutch bank that brought them down and not their very respectable personal banking service.
And no I’m not an employee!
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Well I sponsored a friend on just giving yesterday as I gave my card details I did feel a bit uneasy. I dont think we can all go back though… the Internet just makes transactions so easy :D
I work full time so I have no choice. It’s impossible to get served in a bank at lunch times or on a Saturday. Never had any problems although HSBC phone me if they suspect fraud.
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