Over half of UK banks have insecure SSL implementations associated with login functions

Sooraj Shah
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Xiphos Research co-founder says some of the instances are 'shockingly bad' but that banks aren't interested in mitigating risks

More than half of the UK's retail banks have insecure instances of SSL, which are associated with supposedly "secure" login functions, making it easier for cyber criminals to get their hands on fin...

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