Comments on: Mint Review - How Secure is it?

By: jon

jon — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:13:03 +0000

I’ve been back and forth over the security of Mint–but in response
to one of the writers above using scare tactics on my home being
lost, my wife raped, and my car blown up….Mint does traffic
information between your accounts…but sign up for a bank account
online and see what you have to do..enter your NAME and SS#. I gave
Mint my e-mail address. Like another reader above, e-mail is the
weak link here, make sure yours won’t be beaten

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By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:18:35 +0000

The weak link in the chain is they use email addresses. No log in
name and no security questions when asking for a lost password
request. That is one part of the key to breaking it. Everyone has
access to someone’s e-mail address the other part is guessing their
email password or if you know someone that may be the easiest part.
So unless you have a very difficult e-mail password you are open to
this weak link of someone getting on a computer logging in with
your name at Mint and request a forgotten password and then getting
your e-mail with the change of password.

By: Taarheel

Taarheel — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:42:24 +0000

Correct. This article simply repeats the marketing crap from
Mint.com. Mint says “sure we’re secure.” Don’t worry we got your
back. Do they take responsibility for any theft/misappropriation of
your funds? Absolutely NOT. They (or Yodlee, whoever they are) have
the same info you have to access your bank account or investment
accounts online. If you gave a hacker this info, he would suck your
money out of your accounts before you could blink an eye. The law
says you’re only liable for the first $500 of loss on each account,
if you notify the financial institution within 2 days. What if you
go on vacation for a week. Oops. Bye-bye retirement. Bye-bye house.
Bye-bye car. Bye-bye tomorrow night’s dinner. You would have to be
out of your freaking mind to give any organization except maybe the
US Treasury the info you have to give Mint in order for it to do
what it does. They could never be hacked? Never is a very long
time. Think about the risk. Think. DO NOT BELIEVE SELF-SERVING
STATEMENTS. Use your common sense.