He was sitting on the floor of his own walk-in closet. The rest of his London flat was dark, stripped of electronics. It was a precaution. Or paranoia. At this point, he couldn’t tell the difference.
He slid the new device out of the envelope. It wasn't a fob. It was a slim, brushed-metal rectangle with a single, recessed button. No screen. He pressed it. Nothing happened. hsbc register new secure key
SECURE KEY REGISTRATION v.9.4.1 BIOMETRIC SEQUENCE REQUIRED. PLACE THUMB ON DEVICE. He was sitting on the floor of his own walk-in closet
Then his laptop screen flickered.
The hum stopped. The new device on the floor glowed a soft, steady green. On his laptop, the HSBC login page reappeared. It was already logged in. His balance was displayed: £11,432.78. Or paranoia
The laptop screen changed.
“Identity confirmed, Arthur. What is your first command?”