NatWest bank spat prompts web security changes
The Natwest website shows as "not secure" in some web browsers NatWest bank has enhanced the security of its website, following a spat with security experts who spotted a vulnerability. Several researchers had asked why some banks used encrypted HTTPS connections for online banking, but not on their main customer-facing websites. When security expert Troy Hunt told NatWest its site "needed fixing", the bank replied "sorry you feel this way". But the bank told the BBC it would make changes within 48 hours. The changes were implemented on Thursday night. Skip Twitter post by @NatWest_Help End of Twitter post by @NatWest_Help In a blog post, Mr Hunt suggested attackers could redirect visitors trying to access NatWest's online banking service, from the official address nwolb.com to something visually similar such as nuuolb.com. Shortly afterwards, NatWest registered the nuuolb.com web address. But Mr Hunt, who has previ