One Step Ahead
How is the Internet changing the way we do business? Discover how the latest Internet trends will affect the way you provide customer service, e-commerce, sales, training, Internet marketing, and more.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
On-line thieves attack bank accounts
Almost two million U.S. consumers have had money stolen from their Internet banking accounts, according to a recent Yahoo News report. Some of this is due to "spyware" software that gets installed behind the user's back, and some of it is due to users being fooled into giving their banking account details to scammers.
There are simple things you can do to protect yourself from these sort of problems. I talk about them in The Common Sense Guide to PC Security.
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Gihan Perera
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