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Re:Why Canada’s banks have weaker passwords than Twitter or ... by eli on Sunday June 08, 2014 @03:14PM (#7865537)
Out of curiosity, if someone does hack a Swedish bank and steals money, who takes the hit? The bank or the customer?
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Re:Why Canada’s banks have weaker passwords than Twitter or ... by callesgg on Sunday June 08, 2014 @03:38PM (#7865623)
If the bank is hacked they, if you lose your hardware key generator and don't report the loos to the bank you. (The thief must have the device pin code to use it.)

Here is the device my bank uses. http://www.vasco.com/Images/DP%20260_DS201109-v1.pdf

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