Re:Ask HN: A major USA bank is storing passwords in cleartex...
by plsdonthack on Monday February 17, 2020 @09:42PM
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They're a three letter acronym that starts with P and ends with C.
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Re:Ask HN: A major USA bank is storing passwords in cleartex...
by keenmaster on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @01:44AM
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Wow, they should know better. That’s really mediocre if true. Call the OCC consumer hotline which is listed at the following link https://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/supervision-and-examination...
Tell them you’d like to file an “Official Complaint” regarding a serious cyber security issue at that bank, and to transfer you to whoever handles official consumer complaints regarding cyber security. Regulators are sensitive to the word “complaint” (specific wording matters) and typically require that complaints are stored, prioritized, and handled in a prescribed way.
Ask them if they can get back to you with any resolution and leave your contact information. Update HN if you’re comfortable with that. Good luck.
Re:Ask HN: A major USA bank is storing passwords in cleartex...
by dawnerd on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @02:06AM
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That's about run of the mill for them (assuming we're thinking of the same bank). I called about my mortgage and they started reading off someone else's information. They also wanted me to confirm personal information over email...
Re:Ask HN: A major USA bank is storing passwords in cleartex...
by secone on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @09:01AM
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Shoot. They are pretty open about the fact that their passwords are case insensitive. I had always hoped this was some clever implementation using multiple hashes upon password creation.
Or tolower() everywhere.
If it's true that they're able to read it back though, then why would they bother?
Re:Ask HN: A major USA bank is storing passwords in cleartex...
by diebeforei485 on Monday February 17, 2020 @11:15PM
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Holy smokes. See if you can get in touch with someone in the financial press (such as the Wall Street Journal).