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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 03:02:01 JST Aral Balkan

   • Nuno & Lua :DsaprvingLua:
   • Darryl Wright

   @ncrav @punkscience_ns And even that isn’t really proof, when you think about it. I mean you give out those details when you want to receive money (like my ex-landlord did to me). You shouldn’t be able to use them to withdraw money from the account without some other security mechanism… otherwise it’s akin to being able to log into someone’s account by only knowing their username. The whole direct debit system seems to be seriously flawed without authenticating the account holder.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 03:12:07 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Nuno & Lua :DsaprvingLua:
     • Carrie Shanafelt
     • Darryl Wright

     @carrideen Wow – security theatre indeed. Hope you were able to get it back.

     @ncrav @punkscience_ns

   • Carrie Shanafelt (carrideen@c18.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 03:12:08 JST Carrie Shanafelt

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     • Nuno & Lua :DsaprvingLua:
     • Darryl Wright

     @aral @ncrav @punkscience_ns I just discovered that someone did a $531 wire transaction from my account without any effective verification other than having my account number (from a previously washed and stolen check for $12,000). For all the security theater my bank puts me through, they sure don't have eyes on actual theft.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 03:28:00 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Carrie Shanafelt

     @carrideen Damn, I’m sorry to hear it, Carrie :(

   • Carrie Shanafelt (carrideen@c18.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 03:28:01 JST Carrie Shanafelt

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     @aral I got the bank to stop payment on the small theft. The $12k (not my money, but funds I oversee for a club) is still missing, and under multiple investigations.