Target

[Jocephus]

i bought a ~$3 dollar cat litter scoop from target and it may have been during this time...it was either right before or in that segment of time. i will have to look at my receipt.

[JL21]

if you used a credit card between 11/27-12/15 at target, someone has that info. Yeah, target got hacked and the info has been compromised or whatever.

God Target blows.

Are you [expletive] kidding me? I shop at Target once or twice all [expletive] year, and it just so happens it was in that time frame.

But hey, Fredbird was there when I was there, so it's slightly less [expletive] that my credit card info got swiped.

[Jocephus]

hah...ok, so i realized i have access to my online account..bought the litter scoop on 11/25....but...i forgot i bought some gift cards in early december from there. and i could have gotten those cards at other places. damn it.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/19/technol ... edit-card/

http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/18/news/co ... tml?iid=EL

[tlombard]

Thankfully the last time I shopped there was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving when I bought a new sound bar for my living room (great purchase and a great price actually).

When I saw this story my first thought was that with so many different companies having similar problems recently, I should go back to cash. Then I realized that wasn't such a great idea either because while it may be a pain, at least I can call someone and get the money back if my account gets hacked. If someone sticks me up on the street with a pocket full of cash I'm screwed.

I have read comments on other sites that mention some system that is used in Europe that is much more secure than our current magnetic stripes but I haven't tried to research it yet. If there is a much better technology, why aren't we using it in the US? I know it will cost a lot of money to roll out any new technology but considering how much money banks have lost just in the past year to fraud, how is it not worth it?

Sadly the answer to that question is that they just jack up fees for everything else to pay for the losses but still, it doesn't make sense to me that we aren't even hearing about a more secure system on the way.

Then again, I do wonder how any system could be actually secure. The hackers are always going to find a way into a system and at some point all of the information has to be entered in one place (the register) and all sent to another to process the payment along with a common link. You can split the individual pieces apart in the middle but there is always that one point at both ends where it all has to come together. It isn't like you can send the debit card number electronically and then the PIN number through regular mail and have someone manually verify it on the other end. Hopefully there are people a million times smarter than me working on a solution.

[Gashouse]

I shop there a lot, but only use my Target card there. I'm still probably screwed.

[Molly]

Purchased cat litter about 10 days before the poop hit the fan. I'm still going to monitor my credit card statement online.

[sighyoung]

My Visa is a Target card, so I'm screwed, since I regularly use it at the store. And of course I can't get into my account online or contact a customer service agent by phone. I'm pretty disgusted.

But I do hope that the fraudster is enjoying himself/herself. I feel like Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, making somebody's dreams come true.

[Jocephus]

My Visa is a Target card, so I'm screwed, since I regularly use it at the store. And of course I can't get into my account online or contact a customer service agent by phone. I'm pretty disgusted.

But I do hope that the fraudster is enjoying himself/herself. I feel like Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, making somebody's dreams come true.

feel better sigh. this weekend you can get 10% off!

http://www.abullseyeview.com/2013/12/ceomessage/

[sighyoung]

My Visa is a Target card, so I'm screwed, since I regularly use it at the store. And of course I can't get into my account online or contact a customer service agent by phone. I'm pretty disgusted.

But I do hope that the fraudster is enjoying himself/herself. I feel like Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, making somebody's dreams come true.

feel better sigh. this weekend you can get 10% off!

http://www.abullseyeview.com/2013/12/ceomessage/

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[expletive] off.