Banking Security
I just went to the bank to make a wire transfer.
The guy who dealt with me was almost completely clueless; he spent 10 minutes trying to find my account details despite having my access card in his hand, and spent another 10 minutes trying to figure out how the wire transfer screen worked.
Finally he gave up and went to get help.
He left me alone in his office, with his computer unlocked and logged into both the bank mainframe and the bank intranet. He left me there for 10 minutes.
Oh, the temptation.
[...] While the old fashioned bank heist seems to live on in movies and TV, it’s becoming a thing of the past as criminals discover new ways to breach a bank’s security. One of the most common problems is human error or simple negligence. Check out this man’s tale of how one hapless bank employee gave him everything short of a handwritten invitation to rob the place: “I just went to the bank to make a wire transfer. The guy who dealt with me was almost completely clueless; he spent 10 minutes trying to find my account details despite having my access card in his hand, and spent another 10 minutes trying to figure out how the wire transfer screen worked. Finally he gave up and went to get help. He left me alone in his office, with his computer unlocked and logged into both the bank mainframe and the bank intranet. He left me there for 10 minutes.” (Be Lambic or Be Green) [...]