credit card data of 573,928 people stolen
 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10296817-245.html


Let the cardbanging begin....

You have NO idea of how many credit cards get stolen.

I am involved with the law on this one and see the amounts of stolen databases coming through, it's ridiculous.

There was an instance where a credit card processor and several hackers arranged a deal to bill a 100k+ database for under $1 -- and they got away with it! Nobody reported the transaction as it was masked as some default crap you see every day on your statements if you're a frequent cc user.

The case was surfaced 2 years later after that database got to a public filesharing server.

Seriously, get yourself a virtual visa card, use it for a month and get another one.

:2 cents:

I'd never use a real credit card.

I have two debitcards for that reason

One is my Epassporte that I use online, and the other is a business card I use for business related travels.

:Oh crap:Oh crap this is bad

BS. Nobody fucks with credit cards other than porn.

wow... :(

I'm sorry if this is evident to some, but I don't have a clue, so: anyone know which large sites used that payment processor?

About a month ago someone tried to make a $1 charge to my CC online via paypal (a one time transaction).
I am enrolled in a service which automatically texts me when I use my CC online.
Needless to say I reported it immediately and put the kabosh on the thieves.
Sons of bitches....

credit cards are stolen all the time. if you know your rights as a consumer and check your things daily you can get it taken care of immediatley. most of those people dont have the actual card but just a number. so things they purchase are usually ordered online or by phone. just call the cc company and they stop the transaction right away. the company that sent the stuff out will have it shipped back immediately. you're info is stored on the strip, im not quite sure but if you have a card reader it will give all that info if you swipe it through, it fits in the palm of your hand and can be put at gas station pumps, as well restaurant workers can have them as well. check statements daily, best advice i can give. you will have a new card in no time.

side note. i know you hate credit cards being stolen, what about all the free porn out there? maybe we should just stop selling it when it is there for free for the taking? anyone?

that's going to wreck havoc

network solutions fucking sucks

Thats why have 4 cards.

ouch, that's gotta suck for netsol..

debit cards are the worst to get stolen. I only use my debit card when I absolutely have to. Otherwise I use my Amex all the time.

Oh, that is horrible.

Once your debit card gets compromised you will learn fast that you should get a couple of credit cards.

Debit cards = you are shit out of luck when someone uses them.
Credit cards = you have the transaction reversed and the store is shit out of luck.

only half a million cards compromised hey :Oh crap

When I say "Debit card" - I mean my VisaCard (called a "Visa Dankort" here) that is tied to my accont with money in it. Its not a credit account.

The way the rules are here in Denmark, It's the banks problem if there is a charge to my account that aint mine. If someone charge $1000 to my account, all I need to do is call the bank and tell them that aint my charge, and they need to prove me wrong (roughly simplified, but it gives you a idea how it works)

I dont know how the debit/credit cards work in the US.

Damn ... that's crazy.