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From: jun...@admac.myzen.co.uk (alan_m)
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Subject: TOT meaningless security
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:51:20 +0100
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by: alan_m - Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:51 UTC

When logging into my on-line bank account I'm informed about my last
login, presumably as a security measure so that I can contact them if it
wasn't me. The only problem it always tells me that my last login was a
few seconds ago - the login I'm currently on. :(

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From: giraffen...@homecall.co.uk (PeterC)
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Subject: Re: TOT meaningless security
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by: PeterC - Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:40 UTC

On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:51:20 +0100, alan_m wrote:

> When logging into my on-line bank account I'm informed about my last
> login, presumably as a security measure so that I can contact them if it
> wasn't me. The only problem it always tells me that my last login was a
> few seconds ago - the login I'm currently on. :(

Known as Microsoft Help (oxymoron): perfectly true but totally useless.
Had this first with W 3.11 - Alt+Tab On or Off; Help said 'turns Alt+Tab on
or off', or similar.
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The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

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From: '''newsp...@nonad.co.uk (Martin Brown)
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Subject: Re: TOT meaningless security
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:54:26 +0100
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by: Martin Brown - Sun, 24 Apr 2022 09:54 UTC

On 22/04/2022 20:51, alan_m wrote:
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> When logging into my on-line bank account I'm informed about my last
> login, presumably as a security measure so that I can contact them if it
> wasn't me. The only problem it always tells me that my last login was a
> few seconds ago - the login I'm currently on. :(

I would talk to your bank security team about that odd manifestation.
It isn't normal. Bank websites are not usually quite that stupid.

It could be an indication of a man-in-the-middle attack where your last
logon really was just a few seconds before. My last login is shown
correctly as when I last logged in.

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Martin Brown

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aus+uk / uk.d-i-y / Re: TOT meaningless security

Subject	Author
TOT meaningless security	alan_m
Re: TOT meaningless security	PeterC
Re: TOT meaningless security	Martin Brown