stork Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 This is just an FYI to anyone with an account on the Dry247 web site. Their servers have apparently been hacked. Link to comment
warpiper Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 aaaand i got one of these too. Link to comment
Denube Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 didn't they have this problem a few years ago? Link to comment
Baby Brian Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 To be fair, every site has this problem sooner or later. Nobody with half a brain would follow up and "confirm" their personal info via email though. The other people though... Link to comment
AwakenEvil Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Guess that's a sure way of getting older folks with little to no experience with computer thefts such as identify thieves. Link to comment
DailyDi Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 luckily they use paypal so cc info is not on their database Link to comment
square_duck Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I usually don't buy from the manufacturer like this, I go through XP medical instead, so I generally don't worry about this kind of crap happening Can't we just take hackers and other disruptive and destructive people like this out and shoot them?? Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I usually don't buy from the manufacturer like this, I go through XP medical instead, so I generally don't worry about this kind of crap happening Can't we just take hackers and other disruptive and destructive people like this out and shoot them?? Now that's not legal (but if you give me a second I'll turn my head away) Honest, I didn't see a thing Link to comment
square_duck Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Like what THEY are doing is "legal" ???!!!! Link to comment
stork Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Like what THEY are doing is "legal" ???!!!! Link to comment
Repaid1 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Had to remember, but I ordered my first case from them, as it was on special, and XP was charging full price...but I did use paypal, so missed that episode. Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 It should be obvious that if bad people can hack into goverment and military operations- which they do and it's reported in the news so everyone should know- then there is nothing safe or secure on the internet at all The only safe computer is one that has never been and never will be online or connected to one that has been or is online in any way Using CC's and bank-operated debit cards for anything other than an emergency is a very stupid idea but it's been crammed down our throats so it isn't easy to do otherwise anymore but it can be done I use a pre-paid debit for everything online and money is added just before a planned purchase in only the amount needed so there's no money there the rest of the time for anyone to bother with trying to get. The only info they can glean from the bank that issued it is my name, address, and SS# which are easily discovered through other simpler means anyway, and then they will discover my rotten credit rating which doesn't do them any good either It's the best defesne possible when you waste their time and give them nothing in return Link to comment
Baby Brian Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hey now, I've used a check card for everything for 20 years now and have a credit score of 850 to show for it. I will only use cash or checks when there is no other alternative. I also regularly use my credit card for all types of transactions, and just pay it off each month. I have not had a single (major) problem doing this, not once, not in 20 years. I am also retired military, in a big military town, and frequent military treatment facilities. I often have to use my social security number, and yet again have never had a problem doing so, or had to deal with identity theft. Now using cash that 100 other (potentially) sick people have touched might be seen as stupid. Openly showing your SSN would be stupid, and just handing out your check/credit card to any old vendor definitely is stupid. As long as you take precautions to keep your personal info a secret then you probably won't have any more problems than I have (which so far is none). Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hey now, I've used a check card for everything for 20 years now and have a credit score of 850 to show for it. I will only use cash or checks when there is no other alternative. I also regularly use my credit card for all types of transactions, and just pay it off each month. I have not had a single (major) problem doing this, not once, not in 20 years. I am also retired military, in a big military town, and frequent military treatment facilities. I often have to use my social security number, and yet again have never had a problem doing so, or had to deal with identity theft. Now using cash that 100 other (potentially) sick people have touched might be seen as stupid. Openly showing your SSN would be stupid, and just handing out your check/credit card to any old vendor definitely is stupid. As long as you take precautions to keep your personal info a secret then you probably won't have any more problems than I have (which so far is none). Link to comment
Baby Brian Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I have had minor problems with the big companies too. Usually it's an erroneous charge I didn't authorize. A quick phone call to them usually clears this up right away, but if not I call my credit union and let them know not to charge it to my account. The credit union and store can (and do) hash it out between them selves, but there is seldom anything else I need to do. This might only happen once a year by the way. Other times it's a restaurant charging me the wrong tip amount or some such bs (always an accident I've been assured- cough cough). As for the hacking, the way meta data and pass codes are stored, not even these companies can see what your security info is. When they get hacked like target was, those hackers don't have all of your info or pass codes, just your card number on the front. Yes it's a good idea to change your pass codes any ways, but the banks knew right off the bat what to look for in scam charges. Nobody I'm aware of fell victim to that hack, or lost out in some way because of it. Most of what you heard was hyped up to sensationalize the news and get you to pay more attention to their commercials. Only believe in half of what you hear. Verify the rest. Link to comment
anned Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 If you buy online and a number of times a year from a company and they ask to save your CC# do not do it. Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I have had minor problems with the big companies too. Usually it's an erroneous charge I didn't authorize. A quick phone call to them usually clears this up right away, but if not I call my credit union and let them know not to charge it to my account. The credit union and store can (and do) hash it out between them selves, but there is seldom anything else I need to do. This might only happen once a year by the way. Other times it's a restaurant charging me the wrong tip amount or some such bs (always an accident I've been assured- cough cough). As for the hacking, the way meta data and pass codes are stored, not even these companies can see what your security info is. When they get hacked like target was, those hackers don't have all of your info or pass codes, just your card number on the front. Yes it's a good idea to change your pass codes any ways, but the banks knew right off the bat what to look for in scam charges. Nobody I'm aware of fell victim to that hack, or lost out in some way because of it. Most of what you heard was hyped up to sensationalize the news and get you to pay more attention to their commercials. Only believe in half of what you hear. Verify the rest. You're kidding right. You don't need the identification code on the back of the card if you have the pin number, which may have been part of the data lost. Access to peoples bank accounts can be achieved with the debit card number, which is usually the account number as well, and the pin number. Also, an even greater threat with the major retailers is the employees who can write down all your CC information. Link to comment
Baby Brian Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 You're kidding right. You don't need the identification code on the back of the card if you have the pin number, which may have been part of the data lost. Access to peoples bank accounts can be achieved with the debit card number, which is usually the account number as well, and the pin number. Also, an even greater threat with the major retailers is the employees who can write down all your CC information. Link to comment
Baby Dee Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yep, I got it too, but it was so badly written that I knew right away it was fake, plus I've never bought anything from Apple. Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 My biggest beef is that when a charge is erroneously made and the product delivered, even if you aren't charged for it somebody has to pay. Yes, that's insured against, but somebody has to pay for those premiums which continue to go up the more that CC, debit, and e-payments are used. The banks pass that cost onto you in lower rates on savings and investments, higher rates on services, and the same for the businesses they handle And they don't discriminate and pass this cost along to just those who could be a problem- they pass it on to everybody. Retailers sometimes find their staff is at fault for not following the proper protocols- they are insured for that and pass the cost onto everybody else too. So in the end you're paying for someone else's mistakes, not them, and you're costing everybody else too which is not fair to those of us who had nothing to do with this scam at all Link to comment
Jdl Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Come on now........let's be honest, they didn't get hacked.........you got a virus or malware from all the diaper porn on your computer. Hey it's ok to be honest with us, we all wear diapers here..........you go tell that hacking story to everybody else. Your diaper secret is safe with us. Link to comment
Baby Brian Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Lol bettypooh. I get the image from a movie called twister. "we've got cows, another cow, actually I think it's the same one" Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 It's from Monty Python, Brian Link to comment
anned Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 One other thing is NEVER sign the back of your card. 1 Link to comment
Jdl Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I do that with mine........they rarely look at the card. I would say 1 in 25 transactions will they ask to see my I.d. Once I went to the post office and used a card to pay which had "ASK FOR I.D." on the back........they said they would not accept it without my signature, they made me sign It right there on the spot if I wanted to use the card. Link to comment
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