DBS, POSB clients say accounts being drained even if they don’t click on phishing links, or share passwords

[TerrexLee]

SINGAPORE – Despite DBS’ and POSB’s efforts to caution their customers to be wary of phishing scams, users are still getting robbed online.


This hardly bodes well for the banks’ aggressive move to push customers to use digital banking and cash transfer apps such as PayNow and PayLah!


Several users from both banks have now claimed on social media that there have been unauthorized charges or withdrawals made to their accounts even though they had not clicked on suspect links and had kept their one-time passwords (OTPs) private.


In a Facebook forum, DBS Bank user HC Ang said in a recent post: “My mum bank account got hacked several times last night!” The user advised: “So close your DBS/POSB account & transfer your money to another bank.” Ouch.

Users have complained that money keeps getting siphoned from their accounts without their clicking on phishing links. Some said this had been known to happen without their receiving any notice from their banks that any money had been deducted.

More at https://theindependent.sg/dbs-posb-...t-click-on-phishing-links-or-share-passwords/

 

[sweetiepie]

My uncle think need to wait for more leeporting then can tell don't jump to conclusion KNN based on the 2 cases my uncle suspect
Case 1 old mum ownself got scam might or might not be by clicking link but some other ter nao actions.
Case 2 could be an old man disease as My uncle know 1 uncle who also call to blame bank when daughter ownself use his sup card to make online purchased. Even my uncle told him did you checked with daughter 1st he leefused to listen and call bank immediatelee to bang table onlee to find out is own fucking jibye useless daughter used it to purchase.

 

[bobby]

No money got problem....got money also got problem. How ????

 

[syed putra]

No money got problem....got money also got problem. How ????

Don't use internet banking. Easy.

 

[millim6868]

Think they use many IT ,thats the real reason,they sold waterer data they can kay hands on , n may even reveal bank system lol,now bank slso cannot be trusted

 

[A Singaporean]

Don't use internet banking. Easy.

Yes m&d do not have this problem.

 

[laksaboy]

Don't use internet banking. Easy.

Internet banking is not the problem, all those fanciful apps are the problem.

Just more opportunities for getting hacked.

You don't need an app for every trivial thing in life. And that is a good thing.

This hardly bodes well for the banks’ aggressive move to push customers to use digital banking and cash transfer apps such as PayNow and PayLah!

 

[jw5]

Internet banking is not the problem, all those fanciful apps are the problem.

Just more opportunities for getting hacked.

You don't need an app for every trivial thing in life. And that is a good thing.

One of the reasons that people use apps is because it sounds and appears hip to be using an app.

 

[sweetiepie]

Internet banking is not the problem, all those fanciful apps are the problem.

Just more opportunities for getting hacked.

You don't need an app for every trivial thing in life. And that is a good thing.

Is there a app to call chicken ? Is this trivial or big ?

 

[sweetiepie]

Is there a app to call chicken ? Is this trivial or big ?

On 2nd thought they can steal the app code of healthhub and leeplace room lumber with chicken name. Assign a queue lumber and checkin 30mins before appointment time.

 

[Flying Horse]

Internet banking is not the problem, all those fanciful apps are the problem.

Just more opportunities for getting hacked.

You don't need an app for every trivial thing in life. And that is a good thing.

Agree. Let us just look back before all these Android devices getting popular. No bonafide financial institutions would trust a free-for-all platform like Google Play where any Tom Dick and Harry can developed a phishing Apps which could be laying dormant hiding behind snooping on your password or OTP which can easily be forwarded to a remote server. But then once a few banks started it, all the rest just follow. Nobody give a damn thought how safe is to use such apps. I for one always restrict myself ONLY to use Internet Banking on PC platform. Never on mobile phone.

 

[Johnrambo]

Don't use internet banking. Easy.

Maybe next time no internet banking scammers also can fish money from your account, in the end biscuit tin is safest

 

[rushifa666]

Internet banking is not the problem, all those fanciful apps are the problem.

Just more opportunities for getting hacked.

You don't need an app for every trivial thing in life. And that is a good thing.

Oh no interbet banking is how your withdrawal limits are changed right away. Those scams will fail if idiots who have no business so urgent do do this unsecure shit. That sinkies are stupid is a given of course

 

[nightsafari]

My uncle think need to wait for more leeporting then can tell don't jump to conclusion KNN based on the 2 cases my uncle suspect
Case 1 old mum ownself got scam might or might not be by clicking link but some other ter nao actions.
Case 2 could be an old man disease as My uncle know 1 uncle who also call to blame bank when daughter ownself use his sup card to make online purchased. Even my uncle told him did you checked with daughter 1st he leefused to listen and call bank immediatelee to bang table onlee to find out is own fucking jibye useless daughter used it to purchase.

not really leh. There were reports during the OCBC episode that they never gave OTP but their accounts will still being drained. How is that possible? Must be inside job.

 

[mahjongking]

not really leh. There were reports during the OCBC episode that they never gave OTP but their accounts will still being drained. How is that possible? Must be inside job.

100% have inside help, with all the cheebye cecas, uncle here worked 35 years in banks

 

[nightsafari]

100% have inside help, uncle here worked 35 years in banks

which begs the next question. Why those fuckers haven't been caught yet? It should be relatively simplistic to nail down leeches from inside a bank. Everything is in a closed ecosystem. A little tracing will eventually lead the authorities to them no?

My fear is that it points to 1 or 2 things. Banks internal controls totally not there or the authorities not smart enough to trace.

 

[mahjongking]

which begs the next question. Why those fuckers haven't been caught yet? It should be relatively simplistic to nail down leeches from inside a bank. Everything is in a closed ecosystem. A little tracing will eventually lead the authorities to them no?

My fear is that it points to 1 or 2 things. Banks internal controls totally not there or the authorities not smart enough to trace.

those chobolans senior management are probably racing to nail down suspect but they cant announce to the public for publicity reasons
and even if caught the culprit they probably wont admit internal problem.

this bank has more than 15k employees, shortlist down to people who resigned last 6 mths and work from there.

 

[nightsafari]

those chobolans senior management are probably racing to nail down suspect but they cant announce to the public for publicity reasons
and even if caught the culprit they probably wont admit internal problem.

this bank has more than 15k employees, shortlist down to people who resigned last 6 mths and work from there.

makes sense. if announce then everyone lose confidence.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

DBAss just announced record profit
HOW SO DURING CV19 UNLESS VIA COST SAVINGS N SQUEEZED CLIENTS PLUS MOVE JOBS TOBYEENDEER

 

[rushifa666]

You said free money everybody come. A no brainer