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Def sounds scammy to me. Typically banks will say "software requirements are X and X and X".<br>
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Then leave it up to you to setup Thier software on your machine...<br>
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Never heard them talk about "certifying" a customers machine... That would mean they take some responsibility for the security of your device ( arguably them certifying something means they are making a claim about it )... And I don't see them wanting to be
responsible for customers devices.<br>
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Are you certain you're talking with a bank rep?<br>
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Did you call them from a number you sourced from their public website independently?<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> plug <plug-bounces@plug.org.au> on behalf of Chris Hoy Poy <chris@hoypoy.id.au><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 23, 2019 9:04:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> david@beckwith.net.au <david@beckwith.net.au><br>
<b>Cc:</b> PLUG mailing list <plug@plug.org.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [plug] bank requires linux box be certified</font>
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<div dir="auto">I've never heard of such a request ever - got anything that says exactly what they requested? Good luck getting any system "verified safe" :-/
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 23 Sep 2019, 8:57 am david beckwith, <<a href="mailto:david@beckwith.net.au">david@beckwith.net.au</a>> wrote:<br>
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My bank account was hacked, now the bank wants my machine certified as <br>
"safe".<br>
I have tried to explain about Linux, but they are stubborn - to be <br>
polite. So I have<br>
tried ringing various PC Security people, but all said NO to LInux. I <br>
have been using<br>
Linux since 1994 and UNIX before that. Currently have 2 HP machines <br>
(Desktop and<br>
laptop) both running Linux Mint 19.2.<br>
I need help finding someone to satisfy my bank.<br>
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