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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Mobile banking: alarm as fraudsters take over handsets
 and raid accounts
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:24:30 -0000 (UTC)
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AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
> On 7/13/2024 4:20 PM, Chris wrote:
> 
>> Bank apps ask you to set a PIN as an added level of security. People
>> are lazy and don't want to remember another PIN so use the same one
>> as the phone lock screen.
> 
> Depends on the bank app. Mine don't offer pin capability but do require
> long passwords using all types of characters. 

That's sounds like a PITA. 

> And initially 2FA on a
> new device.
> 
>