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Banks aiming to alleviate online banking fears

Comment Lloyds TSB is installing anti-skimming devices on all its UK ATMs, and last year issued two-factor authentication tokens to a sample of customers. Barclays recently announced it is stepping up its fight against... [28 Mar 2006]

Leader: Keep ahead of the fraudsters

Leader But the magnetic stripe isn't as secure as the chip - so experts are warning that counterfeiting techniques such as 'skimming' (where fraudsters make a copy of the code on a magnetic stripe) may still be with us for a... [07 Feb 2006]

Online security - we must remain vigilant

Comment Ng Kok Meng used a skimming device, which captures data from a customer's ATM card, to gain illegal access into the account. A recent online theft case highlights the risks of internet banking - and reminds us that... [25 Feb 2005]

It's a Linux world after all

Comment Linux specialists, though, are having a harder time than many established computing companies in skimming revenue out of all that business. New York this week will play host to all things Linux, as advocates of the open... [20 Jan 2003]