Five Ways Your Bank Account Can Be Hacked

With current attempts by fraudsters to access people’s bank accounts through text messages, emails, phone calls, etc., it is important we are armed with the knowledge of the different ways our bank account can be hacked by fraudsters. This will help us better discern their gimmicks, avoid their traps and keep our money safe.

Suspicious text messages and phone calls

Sometimes they send  text messages informing you of your account being blocked because of your BVN and instructing you to call another number to reactivate. Such messages  should be taken with a pinch of salt and if you must respond, you must investigate seriously before responding to such messages.

Social media profiles

Some hackers get personal information such as your name, date of birth, e-mail and phone number from your social media accounts. With this basic information, a sophisticated hacker can get past other options to change your PIN and access your account.

Unencrypted websitese

According to The Telegraph of the United Kingdom, you should never shop or log in to online banking when the web address does not begin with “https” or without a lock sign displayed on the address bar.

Weak passwords

For those who use Internet banking, weak passwords make it easy for hackers to crack your pass code and access your account. Strong and unique passwords that are long, random and made up of different cases, numbers, letters and symbols are the best.

Cheque books and account numbers

It is important to be careful and restrict access to your chequebook. Also, don’t be careless with your account numbers and emails, phone numbers and addresses linked to your account number. From time to time, check your chequebook to confirm there is no missing page. Also, monitor text messages and emails sent to you by your bank to be sure that transactions you did not authorise never occurr.

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