Another distraction event yesterday (Not the Millfield Way as reported in the PT – that was reported here just after it occurred) – again an elderly couple who both went to their front door whilst the accomplice was rummaging around the rear of their bungalow – fortunately a neighbour was in their garden and disturbed the accomplice.
Banks Track Your Swiping To Cut Fraud.
The Times, 14/08/2018
Holding your mobile phone in a different grip from your normal one could prompt your bank’s fraud team to call.
New technology is being used by high-street banks to track unusual behaviour and act against fraud.
The specialised software tracks how users type and swipe on their smartphones while using their banking apps in an attempt to flag up when an account has been compromised or hacked.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is already using software from BioCatch, an Israeli firm, to log behaviour that it deems unusual, prompting the bank’s fraud team to ask clients about recent transactions.
The bank is considering rolling out the so-called “behavioural biometric” tools to millions more of its customers.
“We have managed to stop six or seven-figure sums going out by spotting these patterns,” Kevin Hanley, of RBS told The Daily Telegraph.
In one case, a hack was prevented by the bank after an account number was typed in using the number keys at the top of the keyboard rather than the number pad, which the account holder usually used. The software detected the anomaly and stopped the transaction.
- Conmen are stealing £91,000 on average from pension holders as scammers cold-call the retired and convince them to transfer their life savings into fake investments, the City watchdog and pensions regulator said.
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