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Equity Bank warns against use of public WiFi for e-banking

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Equity bank signage. The lender has warned customers against conducting mobile or online banking transactions when on public WiFi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya's largest lender Equity Bank has warned its customers about the risk of using public WiFi for mobile banking saying it offers hackers the most common loophole for executing cyber-attacks.

The lender says public WiFi exposes customers to possible hacking by criminal elements and warned customers against conducting mobile or online banking transactions when on public WiFi.

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