Originally Posted by QTbucks_Mark

I read the story at /. earlier today and I think quantum-x did a good job in clarifying the whole situation. Apart from the usual +5, Funny posts, anyone who reads the comments now knows that no CC info was stolen - and that's what matters for the customer IMHO.

It's the affiliates that are affected the most, as the hacker might have their SSN - for the consumer it's just an increase in spam, which they're probably used to anyway.