Comment by raddan
9 days ago
I regularly conduct transactions at the branch of my local bank wherein they ask me for no credentials whatsoever. I also once forgot to bring my account number with me and the teller said "no worries, I'll look it up for you." Kind of horrifying.
Oh! But that’s safe! Secret question time: What’s your mother’s maiden name.
It helps that it’s a jailable offense to make fraudulent transactions
Isn’t unauthorized access to a computer system also a jailable offence in most places?
Would using the password you gain through this social engineering be doubly illegal?
Well... sure. But people be crimeing, and some of these attacks can be done internationally.