Friday, February 5, 2010

Data scandal at the bank



Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf Stadtsparkasse not come to rest. After several scandals involving million-flops and fired executives now helps bankintern one with shoddy customer data for excitement.
A customer in the online banking unintentionally landed on another person's account. Had he been able to clear away there? The 33-year-old forklift driver Sven Roessler wanted to check with his personal code data (login name / password) the requested cancellation of his account and ended up unexpectedly while in the account of Elizabeth B., which had a level of about 2500 euros .
Roessler: "I thought I were in the wrong movie, could browse in the account of the woman and would probably limit including MRP clear away, or may transfer money online. I tested but not, I'm not a criminal. So you believe me, this bank-breakdown, I took photographs to prove the screen and immediately alerted the bank. There one was much surprised than I am. The first acted as if I were a liar. "
All banks emphasize how safe is online banking, including the City Savings Bank. Thus, the Bank welcomed its online customers: "Internet security is a hot topic. Please note our safety instructions. "While customers are cautioned to schlampt the bank itself on safety.
Only an isolated case? City Savings Bank spokesman Dr. Gerd Meyer: "There's never, should not happen. We had a temporary security vulnerability in the system. After the customer had told us everything that we have closed the access way. Our security experts are still examining how it was exactly that. Following discussions with these professionals, he assured on Monday night: "The client could not have have the money."
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