Saturday, October 28, 2006

Hacking of online brokerage accounts starts to grow

According to a report in Moneywatch.com there has been a recent increase in the hacking of online brokerage accounts. The article points out the risk of using public computers to access your accounts. We are talking about any computer that you do not have control over. This includes a computer at a hotel, library or Internet Cafe. Hackers can load keystoke logging software onto these computers and capture your username and password.

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