Almost half of UK internet users have reservations about using their credit cards to make purchases online, with a third feeling concerned about the security of web banking, according to new research.
Internet security firm F-Secure has found that 48 per cent of people are not confident that their card is secure when using it online.
Banking Trojans are rising sharply and can compromise security by stealing log-in details such as usernames and passwords by providing links to websites that are very close imitations of the genuine bank site.
Increasingly complex attacks are also emerging, says the company.
“Consumers need to be aware of threats when banking online, but that is not to say that they should not do it,” says Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at F-Secure.
In a recent survey, Abbey found that around 40 per cent of online shoppers want banks to monitor online transactions more closely to make the internet safer.
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