Presidents, Senators, You And Me

Another famous name has had their bank details stolen and money taken from their account. This time it’s the French President, Mr. Sarkozy. Of course it is not unusual for people to have their details stolen, we have seen other high profile cases in recent months, a US senator had their email account hacked and the Chief Executive of a bank also lost money. Of course if you happen to be you or me then it is unlikely to make the front pages of the news or spark quite the same level of campaign to find the perpetrators.

The interesting point in this latest case is that the thieves just skimmed off a little bit of money at a time, rather than empty the account. The thinking is that you won’t notice - so over time they would make off with more money. What can you do? Simple stuff really:

  • Don’t tell anyone (and I mean anyone) your logon or password details.
  • Regularly change your password.
  • Don’t make your password guessable. (This sounds obvious, but people evidently make them too easy to guess!)
  • Regularly check your statements and query any unknown transactions.

October 20, 2008 | Filed Under data-loss 

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