Every year billions of identifications and signatures are carried out with BankID and in 2023 a full 99.4 percent of the Swedish population aged 18-67 had at least one BankID.
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Mobile BankID? Increase the security of your mobile
Even though the service itself is secure, there are always risks with using a mobile BankID, especially in times where fraudsters increasingly resort to more brazen methods to steal your money.
However, there are actually several things you can do to facilitate use, reduce the risk of being exposed to fraud or other scams, and at the same time have a more secure service than before.
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Photo: Isabell Höjman/TTSju tips: How to increase the security of your BankID
If you have a mobile BankID on your mobile or tablet, you should have the knowledge of how to increase the security of your application.
The site Mobile shares seven tips and approaches to reduce risk:
1. Enable app notifications
By allowing the BankID app to send you notifications, you are constantly updated on important events. If someone has tried to download a new BankID to another device, you will receive information about this directly in your device and can therefore immediately take the necessary measures.
2. Check the history in the app
In the app, you can log in and review the history of what you have signed. You can also see which logins have been completed.
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3. Only log in on your own initiative
One way fraudsters try to persuade you is by getting you to log in to BankID. If that happens, they have the opportunity to access bank accounts and other sensitive information. Therefore, you should never log in, sign or sign anything at someone else’s request.
4. Do not share your personal code
The code you log into the app with, sign and sign various things with is highly personal and nothing that should be shared with anyone else. Also, be careful if you use the code in public so that no one sees what you key in.
5. Your mobile is an asset
Against the background of the digital development in society, the mobile phone has increasingly become a document of value where we can now store everything from digital ID cards to bank accounts and codes in it. Thus, you should also treat the mobile phone as an asset. Protect it and always have screen lock on.
6. Be sure where you log in
Every time you sign or log in somewhere, it is clearly stated on the screen where the login takes place. Don’t recognize the login? Do not sign.
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7. Never activate your BankID in someone’s phone
The only person who should have control over the mobile BankID is you. Thus, you should not activate the service in someone else’s phone as you have no control over the service.