Just got an unauthorized charge on my online only cc that I rarely use. I recently used it at a popular nic supplier. If there are others, I'll alert the supplier. Anyone else?
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Generally, compromises aren't that quick to show up. Usually, it's a few months between the time of use and when it shows up on the account shopping lists that are out there on the web. You'll probably need to go back more than a month or two. Especially as your recent checks of sites that you've used in the past revealed a couple of SSL check failures.
One of our favorite nic vendors got hacked the first part of last year and the fraudulent charges started showing up pretty quick. Sadly, I was one of the ones that had to get a new card 
I made my purchase in late March and the fraudulent charges showed up mid April. Hopefully if that is what happened with this vendor they are on top of what is going on and can nip it in the bud and hopefully said vendor will contact the customers that bought during the time of the hack and let them know they may want to cancel the card used there and save some headaches. I have a lot more respect for a company that will let me know there might be a problem instead of waiting and hope the problem will just go away. I finally heard from said vendor a few months after said hack and subsequent fraudulent charges transpired.
I made my purchase in late March and the fraudulent charges showed up mid April. Hopefully if that is what happened with this vendor they are on top of what is going on and can nip it in the bud and hopefully said vendor will contact the customers that bought during the time of the hack and let them know they may want to cancel the card used there and save some headaches. I have a lot more respect for a company that will let me know there might be a problem instead of waiting and hope the problem will just go away. I finally heard from said vendor a few months after said hack and subsequent fraudulent charges transpired.
Very hard to tell anyway. I had a CC hit a few weeks ago. A couple of $1000 charges from France, which were declined. But then they called the CC company with some personal info that couldn't have come from an on-line purchase and authorized the charges. I was lucky. Got my credit freeze set up within an hour, and there were no credit inquiries listed.
I thought about doing a credit freeze many times but never got around to it. That gives you a lot of protection. Stolen credit card numbers don't actually cost you money, just inconvenience.
I did order something from Sweet vape last week. I might get my CC number changed again just in case, and get a refillable credit card for on-line stuff. And I started using the checker programs on web sites. Thanks @retired1.
I thought about doing a credit freeze many times but never got around to it. That gives you a lot of protection. Stolen credit card numbers don't actually cost you money, just inconvenience.
I did order something from Sweet vape last week. I might get my CC number changed again just in case, and get a refillable credit card for on-line stuff. And I started using the checker programs on web sites. Thanks @retired1.
I just found out this morning that my credit card was hacked. Credit card company declined the charges, thankfully. The CC company told me that fraudulent charges were attempted three times and declined each time. I have purchased from so many vendors trying to stock up, I would have no idea what happened. I also use the card locally so that makes it harder to track down. Too bad we can't use PayPal or something similar for our purchases.
I just ordered from 3 new places in the last few weeks. I would think that they would want to be contacted and alerted to it. I just want to get this fixed quick before they take all of my money.
I have gotten 4 fraud charges now one after another and the bank has already canceled my card yesterday. I just saw 3 new charges today that were not made by me.
See images. Anyone getting the same amounts or charged by the same name? Where have you ordered from?
If anyone has ordered from a nic supplier can you please pm me the names of them so I can at least compare them and narrow it down. I have a feeling I know which one it was. At least I have and idea of 2 that it might be related to.
Speaking as an ID theft victim; Don't be too quick to blame a recent purchase as the source of a compromise attempt. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of persons worldwide who do NOTHING but attempt to compromise the personal financial info of others for fun and profit.
It is their full time JOB. The rewards can be great and the penalties, when compared to other ways to steal a lot of money are low. It is no longer a matter of if you will be a victim but rather when it will be your turn.
Back in 2014 and early 2015 I had a guy who attempted to apply for multiple accounts in my name. The attempts included Dell Financial Services, Verizon, Best buy, Nordstrom's, Macy's, JC Penney's, The Gap and the usual junk jewelry stores. He was also able to have replacement credit cards for my currently open accounts sent to himself at a different address.
Fortunately I was able to fight back. I was already closely monitoring all my accounts both directly and generally via various free credit monitoring services. Even so for a while I was playing Whack-A-Mole. A credit inquiry would pop up and I'd call and have the account shut down if it was actually opened. I'd log on to a credit card account and see a new card number indicating a new card had been issued.
In my case the guy got caught because of a traffic stop during which the ID theft evidence was found in his vehicle. He was indicted on 9 counts of ID theft. The Secret Service agent assigned to the case said he'll do a measly 2 years.
Here's a source to see if your email address has ever been compromised:
Have I been pwned? Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
All of my addresses showed up on this site.
There is also a long list of breached websites. Check them carefully to see if you've visited one or more of them.
Instead of prattling on about how you've been violated and your suspected but unlikely source of the violation, spend the time learning how to monitor all of your financial info on a regular basis.
This site provides a wealth of info on how to protect yourself before hand and clean up the mess if you have already been compromised
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It is their full time JOB. The rewards can be great and the penalties, when compared to other ways to steal a lot of money are low. It is no longer a matter of if you will be a victim but rather when it will be your turn.
Back in 2014 and early 2015 I had a guy who attempted to apply for multiple accounts in my name. The attempts included Dell Financial Services, Verizon, Best buy, Nordstrom's, Macy's, JC Penney's, The Gap and the usual junk jewelry stores. He was also able to have replacement credit cards for my currently open accounts sent to himself at a different address.
Fortunately I was able to fight back. I was already closely monitoring all my accounts both directly and generally via various free credit monitoring services. Even so for a while I was playing Whack-A-Mole. A credit inquiry would pop up and I'd call and have the account shut down if it was actually opened. I'd log on to a credit card account and see a new card number indicating a new card had been issued.
In my case the guy got caught because of a traffic stop during which the ID theft evidence was found in his vehicle. He was indicted on 9 counts of ID theft. The Secret Service agent assigned to the case said he'll do a measly 2 years.
Here's a source to see if your email address has ever been compromised:
Have I been pwned? Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
All of my addresses showed up on this site.
There is also a long list of breached websites. Check them carefully to see if you've visited one or more of them.
Instead of prattling on about how you've been violated and your suspected but unlikely source of the violation, spend the time learning how to monitor all of your financial info on a regular basis.
This site provides a wealth of info on how to protect yourself before hand and clean up the mess if you have already been compromised
CreditBoards
At least 2 of us have had the same charges immediately after a specific vendor not going to name it. I will be trying to collect more information to see if this is the same situation with more people. I just go off the phone with my bank and they said that all 4 of the fraud charges were processed on the same day as the purchase I made. My card is closed now so there shouldn't be any more charges I hope. I will be calling the company soon to see if they have any information to add and will update if there is anything to update about.
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I just spoke with a person at the suspected vendor. She sounded concerned. She had me email her the bank statements and I have also linked this thread. She said she would have the owner look at it later and possibly call me back. Hopefully they figure out what happened and rectify the situation.
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Ironically, I got hacked today as well but not sure if it's in relation to any of the e-cig vendors I've purchased from. Someone place an order a Sephora.com for $149.10 and Chase's fraud team caught it and reached out to me right away. Problem fixed and new card on the way to me.
Maybe things are a bit different around here but most forums I browse would rather you let everyone know which vendor is suspected.
Unless you have 100% proof on exactly where and how the compromise occurred, conjecture and guessing isn't permitted as far as compromise sources.
Someone requested that We not say, At least until we know for sure. But if you get hacked could you please PM me what vendors you used recently in order of most recent, and the name of the fraudulent charges. I think multiple vendors at least were hit so far, and one had 2 members who received fraud charges.
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Let me expand on this a bit. Credit card fraud is a multi-billion dollar business and the possible avenues of compromise are numerous. Not just online companies, but also skimmers at gas pumps, ATM machines, etc. Add the personal factor into the mix (crooked employees) and you now have so many possible avenues, that very rarely are you going to know exactly where the compromise occurred.
Therefore, we don't permit conjecture and guessing on ECF. If you get it wrong, it can do serious harm to the company who may be entirely innocent. Especially if it's the payment processing company and not the business itself.
I get it. Thanks for the info.
Not yet, but have been ordering like crazy. =)
Yup, no worries. I get that it's a policy. I'm just used to musicians forums and we let people know with a quickness when something is going down. IMHO and experience it doesnt hurt the businesses rep unless it becomes a habit or there are other issues with the company.
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