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Mar
22
2010
Credit Card Hacked!
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I was just sitting in a lecture when I realized that I had a missed call on my phone. I thought it might be a friend of mine with whom I had arranged lunch later on, but when I checked the number I didn't recognize it. For some reason I had a really weird feeling about the number so I decided to leave my lecture and call it back. On the other side was my credit card company. I couldn't quite follow what was going on at first, but I soon realized that she was asking me if I purchased jewlery for 550€ and some other stuff totaling up to 1000€. I hadn't and so she confirmed that my credit card had been hacked. They've locked the card and are now sending me a new one.
I have no idea how they could've hacked it, I'm pretty sure it's not a security leak from my side. The hackers probably hacked some websites databse, potentially even the credit card company, but that's very unlikely. It is sort of discomforting having one's security breached, but at the same time I'm glad the credit card company was competent enough to pick up on this so quickly and at no cost to myself.
I probably won't take any further measures for now, but I think people should take this to heart and not be negligent about their own security, especially in regard to poker accounts.

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03-22-2010
Maximus13 is offline Maximus13
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First!

Most likely a store clerk, maybe? Super lame, doubt it was on your end, your super cautious about that stuff. Maybe you can hack them back or something
03-22-2010
Probability is online now Probability
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ya, i worked with a guy briefly that had a thing that would steal info from cards. he then sold the info to somebody who put the info on a blank card.
03-22-2010
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have you deposited on FT with this card?
03-22-2010
Xorkrik is offline Xorkrik
Yeah I'd put money on that your card got skimmed at a store somewhere.
Assuming that the stuff bought was in a brick and mortar store they would need your pin.
03-22-2010
cntgetmedown is online now cntgetmedown
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@ LT22

If I did it was a long time ago, about 3 years at least I would say.
03-22-2010
nightmoves44 is offline nightmoves44
Perhaps you logged in and checked your balance from an unsafe computer?You really gotta keep a very good anti-virus and check your puter out often...
03-22-2010
cntgetmedown is online now cntgetmedown
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@ nightmoves44

No that is out of the question, I have top security. I actually spoke to the woman from the credit card company and she says there is nothing I did wrong. It's some sort of credit-card-breakdown-software they have from what I understood. She says she can't give me anymore detailed information than that, because they don't know themselves.
03-22-2010
The_End is offline The_End
Do you get your money back when that happens?

I never understood how credit cards work anyways... I mean it looks so easy to write down those numbers and do bad thing with em

One time they stole everything in my wallet (i dropped it some place) except my NETeller card lol... Guess it looked too weird
03-22-2010
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03-22-2010
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my mom had here's hacked recently and she's an identity theft nit... so it can happen to anyone i guess.
03-23-2010
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@ The_End

Yea, you don't have to pay for purchases you didn't make like Xorkrik said.

@ robbyd86

Yea with credit cards it doesn't make a whole lot of sense and can be pretty random if you get hacked or not. I would also consider myself an identity theft nit. I'm also constantly berating my friends personal secruity, but they won't listen .
03-23-2010
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@ cntgetmedown,

sounds like its on there end, lawyer up and sue the buggers, for emotional and financial distress. 1k says it won't even make it court they settle w/you for 15k out of court.

Seriously ez 10k, they should be able to keep your info private.
 
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