Subj : RE: Brave Browser
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Sep 20 2024 10:02:00

> Most of the financial sites I use these days have the double log-in where
> they text or eMail (or can phone) you a pin number that you use after
> you've already signed on with a password. I haven't run across those stupid
> hard to see Photo 'robot' challenges on the banking sites up here

That is the most annoying part.  The have the multi-factor logon...
userID/password, then a pin to your phone... but, I assume because I am
always in private/incognito mode in my browser, it still makes me do the
'robot' challenges... sometimes many of them... before I can proceed.

The 'robot' challenge round usually happens between the logon and the
sending of the pin.

> but last
> week I went to go on a banking site I rarely use from my phone and there was
> some part of the Login that would have taken an annoying amount of time to
> find on the phone so I gave up and disconnected. The next time I go to that
> bank site, they won't let me log on unless I jump through a lot of hoops
> and tell them that, yes, that was me the other day.. and then they insisted
> that I go in and change security questions and my password and such before
> I can get to my account, this on my computer now.

I am not surprised.  Like I said I guess it is more secure but, then again,
a persistant criminal will probably keep jumping through the hoops, too,
until they are successful.

> Fortunately (?) when I went to the security setup (at about 2 AM) access
> was down (for maintenance?) and I was able to bypass that and did get on.
> Now that I think about it, I haven't been back there yet so I don't know
> for sure I won't get hit with the same thing again next time..

Good luck!  :D

Mike

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