Re: Mobile banking: alarm as fraudsters take over handsets and raid accounts

On 13/07/2024 15:17, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

On 13.07.24 15:42, Andy Burns wrote:

Jörg Lorenz wrote:
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The article is extremely unspecific how the accounts/mobiles were taken
over. Not very helpful.

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Snatch the unlocked phone from the user's hands.  Bonus points if they
can trick the owner into unlocking it, and then snatching it

 Seriously?
 

Well that lets you onto the phone but most banking apps require the user re-authenticate after switching to a different app. I suppose you can then reset access to the passwords.
Dave