Bank details 'sold on internet'?

Question

The Information Commissioner has launched an investigation after it was revealed that thousands of Britons' bank details are
available for sale on the internet.

should we all change are bank detials


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20071203/tuk-bank-details-sold-on-internet-6323e80_2.html

not PIN numbers though

Answer 1

I saw it on the news this morning.Shocked isn't the word!! It said it was the pin numbers also and 1 guy was selling the information he had (card numbers&pins) for £1 each.He had 30,000 of them.

Answer 2

The version I read said that even the PIN numbers were included:
"The Information Commissioner has launched an investigation after it was revealed that thousands of Britons' bank details are available for sale on the internet.

The Times newspaper said it had found more than 100 websites offering to sell UK bank details, including account numbers, PINs and security codes, and had been able to download banking information for 32 individuals, including a High Court Judge, for free."

This was on MSN news. I hope it's wrong. The whole thing is a disgrace, we shouldn't have to spend our lives checking our IDs, bank accounts etc just because someone decided to lose or sell our private information.

Answer 3

Watch out , you may receive a phone call supposedly from your card provider. The will ask if you are so and so and if you confirm they will then go on to tell you your address, postcode, date of birth and mothers maiden name. They may even have your pin, but the one thing that they do not apparently have are the last three numbers on the back of your card. Tell them you can't find your purse and ask them to call back. Do a 1471 immediately, get the number then phone both your card provider and the police with the information. Stay safe!

Answer 4

Unfortunately, you cannot change a lot of information , e.g. your address...

Of course, you can change your banks.

You should ask your bank on their security policy and how they would improve it. That is their problem and they need to fix it.

In addition, you have to pay attention on your bills or monthly statement. Possibly, those information just for advertisement; but if something wrong you have to call police in order to claim any insurance.

Answer 5

They can have mine, there's nothing in it, and there never will be, the bank ripped me off for £2,000 plus change, they call it direct debit, I call it downright theft. Oh and please don't say i should have been more careful, I did not realise that you had to put all your bank details on the back of the cheque. HSBS do not trust.

Answer 6

this is happening to one of my friends, they have wrote to her saying they have lost her details, but don't change bank and the bank are aware of this so don't change nothing another has lost all there details had to go down to job centre to put details back in so they get there child benefit its getting worse ??

Answer 7

cant see how it would make any difference seeing as most of the banks send all our details out to call centers all over the blinking world.

Answer 8

It was their date of birth, address, social security number, everything about them and most brits used something as simple as a birth date for their password/pin.

Answer 9

Good Morning Door. Nothing surprises me anymore..

Answer 10

it kinda worrying but unless they have your actual card with the card no. on it having card details are pretty pointless unless they can guess a 16 digit number?

Also what that tinky said all brits use there DOB for their pin??

OMFG how racist is that towards the british is she calling us all stupid or something????

She should be reported!!