Criminals have burst through banks' new calculator-style keypads to raid customers' accounts, a BBC investigation has found.
The likes of HSBC's new Secure Key and Barclays' PINSentry were supposed to quash crime to near zero. But dangerous new viruses could add to the millions stolen online last year, experts say.Gary Clark, of data protection company Safenet, said the findings 'raise serious questions' over ordinary anti-virus protection.
In October, This is Money explained how malicious bugs can masquerade as internet bank pages, fooling unwitting account holders into handing over their cash.
Now BBC technology experts have found a bug that tricks users into taking part in training for an 'upgraded security system' - an opportunistic ploy given the roll-out of new technology in recent months.
Once a customer has logged on, money is moved out of their account by stealth. This is called a 'Man in the Browser' (MitB) trick by the industry.
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