VPN: virtual private network

[White.Beard.Doc]

I would love to hear more about how they got into her bank accounts. Does she have two factor authentication for her financial accounts?

Normally, a bank will not wire money without going through extensive verification efforts. I sent a large wire to a domestic bank (much less likely to be fraudulent than international wires) and they did extensive verification before allowing the wire to go through. My bank also limits online wires to less than 250k, so a large wire has to be done in person, in the branch, again with extensive verification.

[Tangler]

I would love to hear more about how they got into her bank accounts. Does she have two factor authentication for her financial accounts?

Normally, a bank will not wire money without going through extensive verification efforts. I sent a large wire to a domestic bank (much less likely to be fraudulent than international wires) and they did extensive verification before allowing the wire to go through. My bank also limits online wires to less than 250k, so a large wire has to be done in person, in the branch, again with extensive verification.

It was a major screw up. several months ago and I forgot details. I don’t know how exactly she goofed but bank also failed to double check and she was hacked etc.
Actionable Summary for me:
1. VPN
2. 2 factor authentication, always, every account
3. Check accounts frequently and monitor large transactions with security alerts for large withdrawals & transfers
4. lock credit,
5. ID theft insurance as last resort