Re: Credit card stolen after order from honeyville

[Guest guest]

I don't order from Honeyville, but I did have my identity stolen just about 6

weeks ago also. There was a dating site, a cellular phone company (that I don't

use) and some other weird charge on my debit card.

I called my bank and they froze the cards immediately, put the money back in my

account and I waited FOREVER to get new cards. I do ALOT of shopping on the

internet so not sure what company stole the number.

Tonya

[Guest guest]

Oh, I forgot to say that the phone company when I called, wouldn't give any

information because I didn't have an account with them ! Can you believe that?!

I told them.........they didn't mind taking money from my account so they needed

to look on their records and find out who used my card number. Someone had

ordered a new phone and charged 240.00. But they refused to do anything! Bad

[Guest guest]

Hey Frances- yep, twice in the past year and a half. Had to get a new card each

time. It sucks, but I think it's getting easier for people to get your number

when you are purchasing online. The important thing is to have a card that will

protect you when this happens. I know what a pain it is to update everything

though- it really does stink

-Joanna

SCD 9/2009, Crohn's 1992, 20mg Prednisone

[Guest guest]

> I don't order from Honeyville, but I did have my identity stolen just > about 6 weeks ago also. There was a dating site, a cellular phone > company (that I don't use) and some other weird charge on my debit card.> I called my bank and they froze the cards immediately, put the money > back in my account and I waited FOREVER to get new cards. I do ALOT of > shopping on the internet so not sure what company stole the number.>>> Tonya>It may not be a company at all that stole your number; and anyone at Honeyville itself is likely not to blame re: those of you that used them recently and then had unexplained charges on your card. I can't explain how the computer-technical aspect of this works, but I know that it's possible -- and happens all the time -- that some ne'er-do-well hacker(s) grabbed your credit card number. Just as they can do with email accounts; i.e., somebody may think they're getting a strange email from you, but you had nothing to do with it.Honeyville is a reputable company and provides excellent products. I'd hate to see them get smeared because of an incident or incidents like this.n  ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com  

[Guest guest]

At 08:50 AM 10/16/2010, you wrote:

I do ALOT of shopping on the

internet so not sure what company stole the number.

Check with your card company.

Discover card has an on-line shopping system whereby you generate a

different number for each transaction that is NOT your actual card

number. Then if someone else tries to use that number, they know who

stole it.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

I order from Honeyville all the time with no issues. Any

hacker can get into any database if they try long enough. Several years ago, someone

hacked into the government database and my husband got a letter telling him as

a retired marine, his information may have been compromised by someone who got

into the system. We use LifeLock for protection now.

Kim

[Guest guest]

I

work in IT (information technology) systems administration along with being a

librarian, so I have to stay current with trends in malware and hacking.

Most

of the time credit card numbers are stolen or snatched by malware that can

reside on someone’s workstation, or anywhere in the network between our

workstation and the company you are using. There is a lot of malware and

spyware that sits out on the Internet, just waiting for a ride back to your

computer or local network. So as n says, the company we are purchasing

from does a good job of protecting the customer information on their servers

and within their network, but they can’t protect your transaction all the

way from your house to their computer and back again.

The

problem is usually on our own workstations. The malware may have stayed on your

computer just long enough to pick up a credit card transaction and transmit the

numbers to the “bad guy” before expiring. I do suggest using

a malware program along with your antivirus softwareon your workstations, and

scan your workstation frequently. Be careful downloading attachments and files.

It can’t stop credit card number snatches completely, but it helps

prevent it from occurring too often.

Kim M.

SCD 6+ years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

It

may not be a company at all that stole your number; and anyone at

Honeyville itself is likely not to blame re: those of you that used them

recently and then had unexplained charges on your card. I can't explain

how the computer-technical aspect of this works, but I know that it's

possible -- and happens all the time -- that some ne'er-do-well hacker(s)

grabbed your credit card number. Just as they can do with email accounts;

i.e., somebody may think they're getting a strange email from you, but you

had nothing to do with it.

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to chime in that yes this totally happened to me as well.  I order from Honeyville and had 2 of credit cards " hacked " but luckily the transactions were caught.  Someone attempted to use the card for a dating service and a florist from out of state.  I do think that my computer is at fault (it has its problems) and not Honeyville.  I won't allow some hackers to get between me and my almond flour!

 

Holly O

Crohn's 5/09

SCD 9/1/09

 

I work in IT (information technology) systems administration along with being a librarian, so I have to stay current with trends in malware and hacking. 

 

Most of the time credit card numbers are stolen or snatched by malware that can reside on someone’s workstation, or anywhere in the network between  our workstation and the company you are using. There is a lot of malware and spyware that sits out on the Internet, just waiting for a ride back to your computer or local network. So as n says, the company we are purchasing from does a good job of protecting the customer information on their servers and within their network, but they can’t protect your transaction all the way from your house to their computer and back again.  

 

The problem is usually on our own workstations. The malware may have stayed on your computer just long enough to pick up a credit card transaction and transmit the numbers to the “bad guy” before expiring.  I do suggest using a malware program along with your antivirus softwareon your workstations, and scan your workstation frequently. Be careful downloading attachments and files.  It can’t stop credit card number snatches completely, but it helps prevent it from occurring too often.

 

Kim M.

SCD 6+ years

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 

 

 

It may not be a company at all that stole your number; and anyone at Honeyville itself is likely not to blame re: those of you that used them

recently and then had unexplained charges on your card. I can't explain how the computer-technical aspect of this works, but I know that it's possible -- and happens all the time -- that some ne'er-do-well hacker(s)

grabbed your credit card number. Just as they can do with email accounts; i.e., somebody may think they're getting a strange email from you, but you had nothing to do with it.

-- Holly

[Guest guest]

I think that option is available for more than just Discover. I am fairly certain Visa and Mastercard offer it too. The question is will it work for phone in orders.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 11:31:31 PMSubject: Re: Re: Credit card stolen after order from honeyville

At 08:50 AM 10/16/2010, you wrote:

I do ALOT of shopping on the

internet so not sure what company stole the number.

Check with your card company.

Discover card has an on-line shopping system whereby you generate a

different number for each transaction that is NOT your actual card

number. Then if someone else tries to use that number, they know who

stole it.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle