It was only a few days ago that we took a peek at the issue of credit card fraud. Well tonight, I opened my mailbox to find this suspect post card claiming to be from Citibank and urging me to call regarding a security issue. The manner in which the information was sent to me - via a flimsy postcard - raised my suspicion; could this be an attempt to phish my account information? Surprisingly, it wasn't. The number on the postcard matched the number on the back of my credit card. Apparently, a merchant - I don't know who - where I had recently completed a transaction, was hacked and my transaction data was compromised. Fortunately no charges had been made on the account and we cancelled the existing card and account number. Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Confetti Redux
It was only a few days ago that we took a peek at the issue of credit card fraud. Well tonight, I opened my mailbox to find this suspect post card claiming to be from Citibank and urging me to call regarding a security issue. The manner in which the information was sent to me - via a flimsy postcard - raised my suspicion; could this be an attempt to phish my account information? Surprisingly, it wasn't. The number on the postcard matched the number on the back of my credit card. Apparently, a merchant - I don't know who - where I had recently completed a transaction, was hacked and my transaction data was compromised. Fortunately no charges had been made on the account and we cancelled the existing card and account number.
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