Email encryption?

[xoggoth]

I can't understand how anyone would make a one off transfer of any large amount like that. If transferring a significant amount I always transfer a small part first then phone to see if they got it before transferring the rest.

[SueEllen]

Nope.

In the case of the solicitor they simply need to rely on older technology to give out their own and get clients to give them bank account information. They already have legal requirements under the money laundering regulations to check IDs so this addition is no hardship for them.

Oh and out of interest virtually all the fraud cases I've read in the press like this involve Barclays. This indicates they are doing something wrong with their opening account checking of people/businesses.

[unixman]

Not sure. These days we often send "confidential" items like invoices and company financial information via open email, a practice that would have been frowned upon 40 years ago (if you know what I mean)

[BrilloPad]

'Fraudsters hacked emails to my solicitor and stole £340,000 from my property sale' - Telegraph

Is more email encryption needed?