Phished (compromised) accounts and unauthorized charges

A ruling of the Civil Division gives the reason for a client of Ibercaja who was robbed more than 83,000 euros through the phishing scam: the judges explain that the bank is responsible for the theft: "That a third party could have accessed the plaintiff's keys does not imply that he has committed negligence "The Tax Agency warns about possible cases of phishing and identity supplantations in the Rent Campaign The Supreme Court has issued a noti…

Phished (compromised) accounts and unauthorized charges

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the banks are responsible for reimbursing the money lost in phising scams or identity impersonation if they cannot prove that the client has committed serious negligence. The Civil Chamber agreed to a client who lost more than 83,000 euros with 15 transfers made the same night in a

The High Court has ruled in a recent ruling that entities must be held responsible for the losses...

The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that banks are liable to return stolen money in cases of identity theft fraud if they cannot prove that the customer acted with gross negligence. The case now resolved concerns a woman who lost more than 83,000 euros due to fifteen unauthorized transfers, made on the same night, through her digital banking. According to the ruling, which was made public today, the bank – in this case Ibercaja – must assume res…

The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has expressed its satisfaction this Wednesday with a recent Supreme Court ruling that “banks must replenish the money stolen by phishing”, an encouraging news for the victims of this scam, including some neighbour of Ceuta. According to what the OCU explained according to the Supreme Court, “this return corresponds to the banking institution, unless it can prove that there was serious negligence of t…