Credit Card Fraud

[michael_aos]

Just found out there are some fraudulent charges on my Cabelas credit-card. I suspect somebody's server had my number and it got hacked.

The first charges posted 7/27. Here are some recent valid charges. You may want to check your statements if you've done business any of these:

MidwayUSA
Sportsmans Guide
TK Custom
Gunstop reloading
CMMG Inc
Powder Valley
Mikes Gun Sales and Service
Guns & Ammo magazine
S.W.A.T. Magazine
Cabelas

[Ernie Mazza]

This is why I never use a credit card on the internet, I used to work CC frauds it is just to easy to get hacked everything you put into your computer can be gotten to, so it may not have been a vendor who got hacked.
If I am doing business with an internet vendor.(and I just about have to where I live) I will try to do it by USPS and check or money order, I have found very few ebusinesses who do not want to do business that way and if they don't I find sombody who will.
Oh and by the way you are not liable for fraudulent CC charges. you will have to surrender your cards and get new ones with new acct. numbers though.

[michael_aos]

Just happened again. Different card.

Sort of weird, in that I haven't used that card in quite a while, except for my NRA easy-pay-life on 11/26, and a Krieger barrel yesterday.

All the fraudulent charges started yesterday.

Mike

[PsychoI3oy]

Go get spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html) and update and do a full scan.

Then get Ad-Aware (http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5), update, and do a full scan.

Then go scan with Trend Micro Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/).

I strongly suspect, as pointed out by Ernie, that the problem is on your computer.

If you're on any kind of broadband connection (DSL or Cable or whatever) and don't have one already, I also strongly suggest both hardware and software firewalls. Any 'broadband router' from companies like Linksys, Netgear or D-Link will work for the hardware firewall part. I like Kerio for software firewall, but there are others out there.

If any/all of this comes across as talking down to you, I apologize, but hope that you can understand the urgency of the situation.

[GearHead]

I use zonealarm for my firewall. It is simple to use, has excellent protection and it's FREE. Get IT! Also get a good antivirus software package in addition to the spyware removal.

[Atrain]

+1 for Trend Micro House Call. That works great and should find any crap that snuck on your PC.

[michael_aos]

I appreciate the concern.

I'm on a Mac (10.4.8), running Safari.

Behind a software firewall.

Behind a hardware filewall.

And I placed the order to Kreiger over the phone...

[poke]

I'm curious why you don't think a site that stores credit-card info for a vast number of people is a much more appealing target than some random guy on the Internet?

A lot of these little mom-and-pop eCommerce sites have no concept of security at all. Actually, even with a lot of the big sites, security is mostly lip-service. The folks who maintain it are never the same people that set it up, and everything has been outsourced to the lowest-bidder.

Mike

[Gman]

The big dogs making thousands of credit card transactions per year have to follow Payment Card Industry standards for security and compliance. They are a tough nut to crack.

Michael, are you really using Safari? I tried it on my Intel Macs and it's just miserably slow. I ended up using Firefox.

[michael_aos]

The big dogs making thousands of credit card transactions per year have to follow Payment Card Industry standards for security and compliance. They are a tough nut to crack.

Michael, are you really using Safari? I tried it on my Intel Macs and it's just miserably slow. I ended up using Firefox.

I know, and yes you're right. I didn't say what I meant. I don't know much about the way the "big dogs" do things.

I have been exposed to the back-end systems of big companies with an internet presence. Things aren't as ship-shape as you'd like to believe.

I suspect it's a lot like "you wouldn't eat in that restaurant if you saw what happens in the kitchen".

As far as Safari, what exactly seems slow to you? I can't say I've experienced that. Are you on a broadband connection?

Mike

[shrapmetal]

it would be easy to get your number even without a computer transaction. my company is all face to face and i accept around $8,000 a month in card payments. every payment made is all on paper. name, number, experation, ect. i also have 10 people working for me that could gain access to the card numbers. all they would have to do is write the number down after ringing up the sale. i would never know. now think of how many places you use your card that have minimum wage people handeling the trans action. every time you use your card you are handing your number out to almost every person that works there. preety scary when you think of it.

[Gman]

As far as Safari, what exactly seems slow to you? I can't say I've experienced that. Are you on a broadband connection?Oh, yeah. Page loading is miserably slow. Are you using a PowerPC Mac or Mactel?

[michael_aos]

Oh, yeah. Page loading is miserably slow. Are you using a PowerPC Mac or Mactel?

One of each. Lots of RAM though.

Something just really sounds wrong with yours

Safari does like to eat up RAM.

http://homepage.mac.com/michael_aos/.Pictures/safari.tiff

[Gman]

Is 2GB enough on a 2.0 GHz Core Duo 20" iMac or a 17" Mac Book Pro with the same proc?[wink]

Have you tried another browser to see if there's a difference? Firefox 2.0 screams compared to Safari with its slow assed progress bar.

[mr_will]

Is 2GB enough on a 2.0 GHz Core Duo 20" iMac or a 17" Mac Book Pro with the same proc?[wink]

Have you tried another browser to see if there's a difference? Firefox 2.0 screams compared to Safari with its slow assed progress bar.

the required minimum for that machine is Eleventeen voltron sized gigabytes
so you need to upgrade :mrgreen:

But yes something does sound funny with that, with 2gb ram it should run fine, its probably something that is plugged up.
I have been lookin at new macs, but in all honesty its not worth it. I like them but my company is 100% windows, and a lot of the systems we have to program use a modified Access database, so i guess I am goin to buy a new dell soon. Because my laptop has about had it. Its like a 40yr old hooker, it still works, and it still gets the job done, but things come faster if it was a brand new model doing the same job if you know what i mean. :mrgreen:

too add sorry about the idiot that got your info, does your card have fraud protection?

[Gman]

These Mactels are way more responsive with Windows XP on them. OS X has to do code transforms on the fly until all of the software can be x86 compatible with Universal Binaries.

[michael_aos]

OS X has to do code transforms on the fly until all of the software can be x86 compatible with Universal Binaries.

Nearly everything I run is native.

The only thing I use that isn't is HP ImageZone utils for my printer.

Mike

[michael_aos]

Is 2GB enough on a 2.0 GHz Core Duo 20" iMac or a 17" Mac Book Pro with the same proc?[wink]

Have you tried another browser to see if there's a difference? Firefox 2.0 screams compared to Safari with its slow assed progress bar.

That should be plenty of RAM.

I'll admit there have been times I've been forced to use other browsers because a page / site wasn't compatible with Safari.

Do you have an example of a URL that's slow to load in Safari but isn't in Firefox?

I used Firefox exclusively on my work PC (sort of like an issued firearm -- they provide it and I have to use it).

Mike

[PsychoI3oy]

I appreciate the concern.

I'm on a Mac (10.4.8), running Safari.

Behind a software firewall.

Behind a hardware filewall.

And I placed the order to Kreiger over the phone...

:oops:

Fair enough. That's what I get for making an ASSumption. I made an ass.... wait that doesn't work.

The whole "I haven't used this card till recently and all of a sudden someone's using it" tipped me off, and coupled with the original post I assumed you'd bought those things online.

Heck, I don't know of any anti-spyware software for Macs. Then again I'm running Linux so I'm equally safe while completely without specific protection.

Good luck whatever it turns out to be.

[michael_aos]

The whole "I haven't used this card till recently and all of a sudden someone's using it"

I still think that's significant.

I'm thinking it supports my theory though, that these smaller businesses are being hacked.

Mike