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Banks find online ‘security images’ offer little protection - MarketWatch

Reported by marketwatch.com

Some banks are phasing out the security images customers see when logging into their accounts, finding they offer little protection against modern computer criminals.

About a decade ago, banks began introducing security images — photos of beaches, teapots, coffee and foods, among other options users can select from — as a way to show customers that the web page they were logging into was legitimate and not a phony website designed by a fraudster

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