Kim, follow up question Re: Credit card stolen after order from honeyville

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Thanks, Kim.

so, is it somewhat safer ordering by phone?

thanks

Ruth

Re: Credit card stolen after order from honeyvillePosted by: " Kim

Mumbower " kkmumbower@... kkmumbowerSat Oct 16, 2010 12:06 pm

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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.

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