Banks and Credit Card Companies Unsecure Login Workaround
If you have not noticed by now, most banks, credit unions, and credit card companies do not have secure logins easily available. The login page is on an unsecured web page which means there is no simple way of verifying the login page is real or spoofed. We have written about this in a previous article. But there may be a way around this.
Go to your bank or credit card company login page. If the URL starts with https:// you are in luck - you can check the security information to make sure the web page belongs to the right entity. If the URL begins with http:// you are treading on dangerous ground. Enter a phony login id and password and try to login. Most likely an error will occur and now the login page URL begins with https:// - your lucky day. At least now the login page can be verified for correct ownership and the sensitive information sent to your bank/credit card company is secure and going to the right place.
I have tried this trick on several unsecure banking and credit card sites - and it worked every time!
Doug
January 17th, 2007 at 11:45 am
BOA has a secure sight for sure. There was actually a study that was done on banks and BOA was the only bank who had met all the new security regulations that are now required by the government.
January 17th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Only one bank met security requirements. I’ll check them out as my bank refuses to heed any security advice.
Doug
January 30th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Things like my bank and other financial sites. It says that my browser isn’t supported or that it is unsecure and won’t allow me to log in. is anyone having this problem or does anyone know what I need to do to fix it. Thank You!
February 1st, 2008 at 8:27 am
Find out from the bank which browser is supported, which version of the browser and what security settings they require. Make sure you have all the high priority updates for Windows installed as most of them are security-related.