God damn it all to hell
My credit card numbers have somehow been released into the wild. Thank gods that I’m one of the people that check my online statements and was able to catch it before the numbers hit commas…but the fact remains that I had to cancel my credit cards, which is just going to royally fuck up my life for a few weeks. Plus, I can’t figure out how they got out there.
Has anyone else seen fraudulent charges from Sykpe.net, handango or Pluto Data show up on their credit card bills? If so, let’s try and figure out what vendors/merchants/sites we may have in common, so we can track down who’s database has been hacked.
My list of suspects include: Netflix, Amazon, 1&1.com, Blizzard, Sony, and Yahoo shopping. Netflix is my biggest suspect, since the charges started rolling in just days after I signed up.
I’ve just signed up for netflix…I’ll let you know if I see any unauthorized activity. I’ve used Amazon for a while without any problems, and I have not used any of the other sites you mentioned.
I’ve never had a problem with Amazon in any of its forms, so I’d probably rule them out as culprit in this crime.
But don’t you have some sort of credit card protection? Most, especially in questions of fraud, provide the user with complete indemnity from fraudulent uses or at least a minimum of responsibility (usually less than $50)…
That sucks. I am going to start checking my statement more often.
I’ve never had a problem with amazon and don’t use any of the others.
Oh yeah, I have zero liability, but you have to notice the charges are there to dispute them…and it’s little amounts that most people might not notice…13 here, 40 there, 10 here, a bunch for 1.00 like they were pinging the account…but every day there’s been a few of them…and pretty soon it adds up to real money.
Plus, it means I’ve had to hours and hours on the phone with my bank, and then the credit reporting companies, and now I have to figure out all the accounts that automatically bill me, so I can contact them before they charge an account that doesn’t exist anymore and then cut off my cellphone/inet access/gaming access/etc.
No, I’ve never had any probs with Amazon either. But, just like egghead, they can be hacked.
I trust amazon…but they could have been hacked. Just like I don’t think Netflix gave out info…but their databases could have been compromised.
I dunno, there’s a big (600+ message) thread about Pluto Data over at broadband reports…apparently, it’s a pretty big scam.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,12704660~mode=flat~days=9999
The card that I used for netflix has been compromised. I got the bill today and there are numberous charges from “peoplefinders.com” and “Intelius.com” for a total of over $200.00. I’ve disputed it, and they are investigating it. They did not recommend I cancel the card yet, as they think it might be an error where someone else had a card number similar to mine (the two companies that charged me are in fact the same company).
No kidding? Ok…good. I’ll go create an account over at broadband reports and tell them that you and I both had netflix and were both compromised…maybe we can nail this down if others also had netflix.
I don’t mean good that you got compromised…that was bad phrasing…I meant good that we’re starting to find a common thread. (And thank god it’s not Amazon.)
It is a very strange thing. There are 7 charges, and two of them were already credited. The charges range from 19.95 to 69.95. It isn’t from the places you mentioned, but it is still VERY ODD that I have strange charges on the card I used for NetFlix just after I opened the account.
My suspicion is that either someone internal to Netflix is selling the card info, or someone at their processing company is selling the info.
Also, apparently Credit card information from customers of more than 100 DSW Shoe Warehouse stores was stolen from a company computer’s database over the last three months, a lawyer for the national chain said Tuesday.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/08/financial/f142532S74.DTL
I’m not sure I’ve ever shopped there, though.
I would send a mail to Netflix telling them about the problem. Perhaps if they start hearing from customers that this is happening, they’ll do some investigating.
DSW Shoes has had credit card stolen from them over the past 3 months. There’s a news report on it on NBC tonight. If you’ve bought any shoes from them, that may be the culprit.
Yeah, I saw that report too…but I’m sure I haven’t bought anything from them since the 90s. (I think.) I’m not much of a shoe person…I think the last really great shoes, I got in New York in 2k.
I so desperately need a Dallas shopping buddy. Someone who likes to shop and who will just leave me in a dressing room and bring stuff to me and tell me to stop whining.
Well, if you don’t mind a baby in tow (sling?), I’m usually available…
I didn’t know you were in Dallas. For some reason, I thought you were in Seattle.
That said, I wouldn’t do that to you. I promise you, shopping with me is a very ugly experience. The only person willing to do it is the girl who has been my best friend for 20 years…and that’s only if I beg…and even then, she’ll only do it a couple of times every decade. I’m a bad, bad, bad shopper.
Lexus-Nexus also got hit. They bought a company that, similiar to Choice Point, had a leak of sensitive info. ( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7139522/ )