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Credit card/debit card hacking

This is a follow up to my previous question about card hacking.

I just found out that there was a security breach a few months ago at Netflix, PayPal, and Directv. The charge sometimes comes in as AMERISHOP.NET and is usually between 2 and 7 dollars then they charge your account for hundreds. My charges were for about $2 the first time then the big charge. The charges were to a hotel in Saudi Arabia and one in Autstralia. I wish the companies involved would have made this public since I never heard about it until now. I use both Paypal and Directv each month.

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Talliana

Asked by Talliana at 10:54 AM on Oct. 5, 2011 in Money & Work

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  • Netflix! :(
    Autumn07

    Answer by Autumn07 at 10:59 AM on Oct. 5, 2011

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  • Anytime you use your debit/credit card, you run the risk of fraud. That is common sense. You should always monitor your records closely and make sure everything adds up. It can happen online or it can happen in a restaurant. You never know.
    xxlilmomma09

    Answer by xxlilmomma09 at 11:24 AM on Oct. 5, 2011

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  • I had that happen with me when I used paypal a few months ago. I saw a transaction for $376 from my checking. I checked my paypal acct and saw it was in foreign funds. I filed a fraud report and the money was back in my checking account a few days later. Needless to say, I stopped my paypal account and cancelled my checking account and opened a new one.
    Izsarejman

    Answer by Izsarejman at 4:59 PM on Oct. 5, 2011

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  • http://www.idsecurenetplus.com/davia

    I would get a program similar to this for protection in the future. sorry about that, good luck :)
    XOXOArmyWife

    Answer by XOXOArmyWife at 5:40 PM on Oct. 5, 2011

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