Would you trust a stranger to keep your financial secrets? That's exactly what customers do every time they call a bank and talk with a customer service rep. But how much oversight can a bank really have when those reps are in another country?
Odds are, we'll all get hacked at least once in our online lives -- and you might not feel that worried about the security of your LinkedIn account. But if you're like most Internet users, there's an important reason you should be.
Reports surfaced Wednesday that 6.5 million passwords of users on LinkedIn, the leading corporate social networking website, had been compromised. The company is taking swift action, but its even swifter earnings growth could be at risk.
It's call remote deposit capture technology, and you've probably seen it advertised: Snap a smartphone picture of a check, send the image to the bank, and your deposit gets credited. Easy. And while only 3% of banking customers use it now, it could be the killer app that lures most of us into online banking.
It looks like an ordinary cash machine, and you type in your PIN without a second thought. But there's a hidden device recording your ATM card's magnetic strip, and capturing your PIN. Big money is about to vanish from your bank account. Or maybe not: Here's how to prevent skimmers from getting their hands on your data.