| binary solo said: I put the spaces in so it wouldn't create a hyper link. No idea what website or service lead to the hacking, if it can be called that, but I just got a call from the my credit card provider and they said there was an odd transaction made on the card at 1AM this morning for that website and apparently the transactions have appeared on other cards. It's only for a small amount (to try to go unnoticed) which is apparently a "tester transaction" and if the tester transaction is successful then obviously they will then put through larger transactions. So now my current credit card has been locked down and I'm being sent a new one, which means 3 or 4 days without being able to use my credit card. Fortunately my wife's card is not affected as we almost never use it for online transactions. I'm going to have to seriously rethink my approach to paying for things online now. It was a legit call from my bank, because I can no longer view my credit card when logging in to my bank account online. |
why when:
A) they caught the fraudulent activity before the transaction went through
B) the banks accept the risk of credit cards. if a fraudulent charge gets through and you contest it they will give you your money back. just make sure the check your charges every month or two.
credit cards are really about as safe as it gets. if your debit card had that charge you'd be SOL right now.
