Off topic- Intuit logging in to my bank account?- Conclusion (I hope)

Colin Law clanlaw at googlemail.com
Thu Oct 6 05:06:43 EDT 2011


On 6 October 2011 00:23, . <peace at aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net> wrote:
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> Sorry for the mess up folks concerning the blank emails.  I hope this
> one comes through ok.
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> Below in quotes is the response I received from Quicken;
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> "Thank you for contacting Quicken Customer Care.
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> Hi XXXX ,this is XXXXX and I am a Supervisor at Quicken Support.I have
> gone through your concern and would suggest you to change your Bank
> account password on the Bank's website.Once,the password is changed the
> accounts would not be recognized at the Intuit's server and the
> connection to your account will be lost.
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> The reason the accounts still exist on the Intuit Server is because
> ,before uninstalling the program from your system the accounts were not
> deactivated.Thus,the Server still logins to your account.
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> If the issue still persists, please feel free to reply to this email."
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> My comment about the above is simple- BALONEY!!!!!!   I've changed my
> passwords and users ID's on all bank accounts many times per year.  The
> same applies to the "challenge" questions too.
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> I'll see whether there's anymore logins and let you know the results.  I
> have to reiterate the following;  1.  I haven't used Quicken in over 2
> years.  2.  I rarely use Windows and only use it for adding iPod/iTunes
> music...and that maybe once every 2 months.

You have not told us what the bank has to say about it.  If someone is
able to login to your account after you have changed the password then
there is a very serious issue with the bank's system.

Colin



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