BlsdMama Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 True or false? I haven't seen info on major US news sources but it has been circulating that Amazon was hacked and credit card info was stolen. Amazon holds all my card numbers including my debit cards. Stupid I know. Going to the credit union tomorrow to change out debit cards. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Circulating where, if not in news sources? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I sure hope it's not true. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 True. Anonymous released a bunch of numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Am googling at the moment. There's this and this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 http://time.com/3647988/amazon-xbox-hack-password/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Partly true. Anonymous released a list of numbers and passwords for users of Amazon, Hulu Plus, Walmart, Xbox and other sites, but it sounds like the Internet users were hacked rather than the companies. Some sources say the numbers were fake and it's a hoax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Krebs on Security hasn't reported on it - he usually does (and broke the news on the Target breach last year). If he had posted about it, I'd be worried. What I'm reading so far doesn't particularly seem all that concerning. Practice your usual internet security (don't open attachments from people you don't know or that you don't expect, Amazon/Apple/etc will never ask you for your password or ask you to verify your information by email, use strong passwords, don't use the same password for all accounts, and consider making up your own answers to security questions that have nothing to do with the actual question) and you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Well, just in case I just changed my password. Thanks for bringing this up here. I would never know otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I follow current events in the USA very closely (online and TV news) and have seen *nothing* about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I changed my password too...just to be safe...but until there is more information I am waiting to determine if I need to do anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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