http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/128288593.html By Herb Weisbaum KOMO News Aug 23, 2011 SEATTLE -- There's a warning for anyone with a credit card from two of the nation's largest banks. A security loophole could make your information vulnerable to criminals. This has to do with those automated telephone account information systems all the banks have. They sure are convenient. At Chase and Bank of America, they could be a little too easy to use. "I was shocked at how easy it was to get into the accounts of other people. I had their permission, so I didn't do anything illegal," said Edgar Dworsky, consumer advocate and founder of website ConsumerWorld.org. But he proved his point. Here's the flaw he uncovered. When you call a bank's automated credit card account information system, the computer uses caller ID to compare the number you're calling from with the one on the account, usually your home phone. [...] _____________________________________________________________ Register now for the #HITB2011KUL - Asia's premier deep-knowledge network security event now in it's 9th year! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/Received on Wed Aug 24 2011 - 00:55:48 PDT
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