Beware, this MAY be a 'hijacked' site/login Online banking is restricting Linux Users!

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I almost logged in on the site, then closed and left
email, rebooted KDE and Mozie then logged in via
straight by just putting the following in the site
window and hitting return.

wellsfargo.com

and logged in completely with NO warnings at all.

Rob, I don't mean to offend you IF you are truly the
orginator of this email below, but IF someone has
'hijacked' your email address and is now Phishing, not
sure. I have never used that site and won't try the
one you listed...just incase it IS a phishing link. 

Especially, as I am the 'financial power of attorney'
for the person who has an acct there and would hate to
give away his info. He is in a nursing home right now
and no access to his account via web. 

I even open kwrite, type the info, copy/paste each,
the id and then the password. Then I 'don't save' the
kwrite doc. I heard somewhere years ago, that
copy/paste isn't 'captured' by bogus sites that try to
capture the keystrokes...unless it is already
'installed' on your computer. 

Just my two cents worth of paranoia.



--- Rob Wehrli <rwehrli@azpower.com> wrote:

> I'm tired of banks dictating what software we must
> use in order to access
> our account information.  Currently, most banks
> dictate that we use
> Windows/Mac and one of IE or Netscape on those
> systems in order to be in
> compliance with online banking policies.  Others
> simply restrict access
> based on the browser and operating system online
> banking customers choose
> to use.
> 
> Try this URL from your Linux box:
> https://online.wellsfargo.com:443/signon
> 
> Let me know if you get a warning telling you that
> your browser is
> unacceptable to them.
> 
> I'd like everyone to consider calling, writing,
> emailing their respective
> bank to ensure that they will support Linux users
> and not discriminate
> against us.  The fools at Wells Fargo had the nerve
> to tell me that they
> couldn't ensure security without requiring IE on
> Windows or Mac or
> Netscape on either of those platforms.
> 
> I don't want to hear about hacks of the User-Agent
> request header to
> spoof the banks into thinking that the browser is
> acceptable to them.  It
> will accomplish nothing and likely be in
> contravention of their
> established policies.  I'm looking to CHANGE online
> banking policies to be
> more accepting of Linux as a viable "3rd choice" the
> way it is the first
> choice for many of us.
> 
> I mean, who needs their bank telling them what
> software to run?  What do
> banks know about my software needs?
> 
> It is time to activate and tell your bank your
> choice for software for
> online banking.  Also, if you don't trust Microsoft,
> tell them that, too!
> What could my bank possibly know about security on
> my home PC?  Has any of
> them ever heard that Microsoft runs its own SPYWARE
> on WinTel boxes?
> 
> What's worse is that I've consulted for Wells Fargo
> and they have UNIX
> systems on the front end and in middleware and
> mainframes on the backend.
> 
> WWW Site: 		www.wellsfargo.com
> Port: 			80
> Server Software:	Sun-ONE-Web-Server/6.1
> 
> WWW Site: 		www.wellsfargo.com
> Port: 			443
> Server Software: 	This Web Server Does Not Disclose
> Identity
> 
> 
> ...who are they to be telling me that I CAN'T RUN
> UNIX?  Flaming
> hypocrites!  If UNIX is robust and secure for them,
> why can't I run it for
> the same reasons?  It ain't right!
> 
> 
> Take Care.
> 
> Rob!
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