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Sunday Times used blagger to obtain Gordon Brown's bank account details - Guardian

The Sunday Times used a 'blagger' to trick an Abbey National call centre worker into handing over the bank account details of then chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown, according to the Guardian.

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Which? criticises online banking security

UK consumer group Which? has accused Abbey and Halifax of employing poor online security measures, leaving customers vulnerable to fraud.

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Former Abbey workers pinch £120,000 in ATM scam

Two former workers at an Abbey branch in London managed to steal more than £120,000 from cash machines by stuffing wads of notes down their trousers.

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RBS is top UK phishing target

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the financial institution most targeted by phishing fraudsters, according to anti-spam outfit Clearmymail which is reporting a quadrupling in the number of spam attacks aimed at UK Internet users.

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Customers don't want authentication devices, says Abbey

Despite continuing security concerns, two thirds of customers do not want their bank to provide chip and PIN-style authentication devices, according to UK high street bank Abbey.

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Natwest most targeted by phishers

Natwest is the financial institution most targeted by phishing fraudsters, according to a study conducted by UK anti-spam outfit Clearmymail.

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UK banks tap passport validation service

UK financial services firms are saving hundreds of thousands of pounds a year by using a passport validation service to screen and security check their customers, according to a Financial Times report.

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IT upgrade knocks out IF Web service

Customers of UK direct bank Intelligent Finance (IF) were unable to access accounts on Sunday and Monday after hardware installed to increase capacity caused an outage.

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Abbey embarrassed by Web banking glitch

Abbey's Internet banking service was hit by a technical glitch on Thursday evening which resulted in some users randomly shown data belonging to other customers.

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HSBC defends two factor authentication opt out

HSBC has defended its decision not to follow other UK banks in rolling out handheld chip and PIN devices to its Internet banking customers, saying its existing monitoring procedures and customer education initiatives are already effective in detecting and preventing fraud.

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Abbey apologises for e-business banking glitch

High street bank Abbey has apologised for a systems problem with its online business banking service that has caused some customers' payments to be sent to the wrong people.

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UK's passport office working with HSBC and Abbey on customer screening service

The UK's passport office is working with high street banks Abbey and HSBC on a controversial plan for cross-referencing passport details of new account applicants against information held in its database, according to a Financial Times report.