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

In comp.mobile.android, on Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:45:12 -0000 (UTC), Chris
<ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
 

David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> wrote:

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

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Seriously?
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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

 That's a no-brainer.  Just snatch the phone when he's using the banking
app.
 

then reset access to the passwords.

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Most people use the same passcode on the lock screen as for (banking) apps

 Really?  I would never do that.  If I had a phone passcode it would be