Comments on: ‘Why it’s safe to use 22seven’

By: Wogan

Wogan — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:01:00 +0000

I think 22seven is great. I’m an FNB customer – I created a read-only profile specifically for 22seven use. Even if they wanted to, they couldn’t move any of my money, so as far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing to worry about (even in the unlikely event Yodlee loses my data).

Far as I’m concerned, people raving about 22seven being a fraud are just paranoid in general. They’ll trust their money to banks that overcharge and provide poor service, but won’t trust the information about that money to a company that’s never had a security breach? Where’s the logic in that?

By: Office

Office — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:35:00 +0000

please guys, in this day and age you’re asking for people’s bank account details. You must be CRAZY! and anyone wanting to join this scam is equally bonkers.

By: Sean Crookson

Sean Crookson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0000

One can see ABSA washing its hands of any problems with the loss of any funds if you used this product. Best avoided until the banks are on board.

By: Fan

Fan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:06:00 +0000

What does standard bank do on their internet banking site?…no key pad. Makes me wonder how secure they really area and how many customers have fallen victim to keystroke recorders

By: Concerned

Concerned — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:54:00 +0000

Techcentral

I hope that you have insurance, as you publishing this opinion would certainly put you in a compromised position, should any fraud result from a user relying on a credible tech site for information.

The one that seems to have been forgotten by your tech expert is the risk of phising through keystroke recording. I know that both ABSA and Investec have an option where the user clicks on numbers on a keypad to enter their account details to ensure that it is not picked up through keystrokes. It is just one security measure amongst a miriad of other risks, but their is no indication as to how 22Seven is ensuring this security risk.

Also on ABSA you have a password whereby only certain letters are required, you now enter the entire word on to this website, eliminating the user intervention. If a keystroke recorded picked up on this, youre account is compromised.

All of the above invalidates completely the assertion that 22seven is a “read only” site, sure they are, but should somebody get hold of your bank details as described above, that somebody will have much more than “read only” access.

Best for TC is to hold thumbs right now and hope that no account is compromised….