crazypredator2
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mine started getting hit march 7th.
CornerStoreComics and Credit Card Exposure.
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Anzik
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I'm going back to my policy of buying Visa gift cards to use for my collectible purchases.
My paypal card got hit, the one I used for SSC got hit (wasn't exclusive to SSC) and last year we were on a plane to Florida when someone used our card we were taking with us to buy two laptops so they shut it down and we almost couldnt rent a car.
My paypal card got hit, the one I used for SSC got hit (wasn't exclusive to SSC) and last year we were on a plane to Florida when someone used our card we were taking with us to buy two laptops so they shut it down and we almost couldnt rent a car.
Yeah, there are just too many idiots out there trying to rip off people...
Yup. I've been on the phone with local police, the credit card co and an investigating detective all day. *sigh*
The Craw
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just cancelled my card. i didnt see any unusual charges yet but why risk it. now for the hassle of changing my card info in all my accounts. this is gonna be fun.
Starkiller
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I thought mine had been as it went up another 100 from yesterday turns out it was just another payment to SSC. Whew...
Magnuz
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Well i had charges on mine, they were small but they weren't mine, and they were fraudulent. Had to cancel that card and order a new one. Except now to top it off, CSC emails me saying they have snake eyes and need a new form of payment, but i dont have my new card yet, and honeslty i wanna be sure they have this crap fixed before i give them new info. Dont want to have it happen again.
Sucks i also have iron man and two face with them. Ugh..
Sucks i also have iron man and two face with them. Ugh..
LChinoz
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Money Order/Check is your safe route.
Starkiller
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Same here.
abake
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I sent them an email the same day I read about this, and after a few tries, hotmail tells me they are "Unable to deliver message to the following recipients, due to being unable to connect successfully to the destination mail server."
Hmpf.
Hmpf.
usswanker
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So I noticed an iTunes charge on my card today and I ordered after CSC said their serves were secure. CANCELLED! It’s going to be a long time before I deal with CSC again.
Mesa
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Has this only affected Mastercard and Visa purchases? Anyone have any problems with American Express?
Don't know if AE cards were effected (can't see how they could be immune).
I got a call from Chase last week for my cc on similar charges. Didn't even hesitate and ordered it canceled. Just got my replacement a couple days ago - luckily I don't have anything on pre-order and will prolly wait till the whole issue with CSC is resolved before ordering from them again. Too bad ordering things online these days is such a crapshoot - you never know what tricks criminal scumbags are up to.
I got a call from Chase last week for my cc on similar charges. Didn't even hesitate and ordered it canceled. Just got my replacement a couple days ago - luckily I don't have anything on pre-order and will prolly wait till the whole issue with CSC is resolved before ordering from them again. Too bad ordering things online these days is such a crapshoot - you never know what tricks criminal scumbags are up to.
Dally
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Just got an email from CSC about this. It seems that the hacker got in while they were transitioning to the new site, so if you haven't ordered anything since the new site has been up then you're safe.
So far since the new site I have ordered the Iron Man Mark III and did a payment method change to a different credit card. I have not been effected yet, but I've been checking my card daily. I hope they can catch the perpetrator before many more people get hit.
So far since the new site I have ordered the Iron Man Mark III and did a payment method change to a different credit card. I have not been effected yet, but I've been checking my card daily. I hope they can catch the perpetrator before many more people get hit.
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I just got hit today for 2 charges at $1 each for Hostway.com and ITunes. I'm reported this and wish the worst to the hacker. I hope they get caught and have to deal with a lot of payback for messing with all these peoples CCs.
Mesa
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damn, I can't believe this keeps happening. I'm checking my AmEX online statement several times a day now.
Here's Thomas' reply:
Good afternoon.
You are receiving this email because there is sufficient reason to believe that the credit card(s) you have used to make recent purchases at CornerStoreComics.com may have been compromised.
Through the assistance of a network analysis company, the company that developed our website, the payment processing company, our staff, and the customers that have been very helpful in providing fraudulent transaction details, we have been able to verify that the primary order database was accessed via a dormant Internet payment gateway port that was being tested during the construction phase of the new site but never actually put into use.
Our research has not been able to determine how much access the perpetrator(s) may have had to the admin server, so we are alerting anyone that has placed an order since the launch of the new site to ensure maximum coverage. Orders from the old site were never attached to the new site, so credit cards used solely on the old site are not at any risk with regard to this situation.
The best recommendation we can offer is to either monitor your cards closely for any suspicious activity or call your credit card company to request that your card(s) be replaced as soon as possible in order to avoid any fraudulent charges. Any orders that were placed via PayPal could not have been impacted by this, so there is no need to monitor or make changes to cards or bank accounts used via PayPal’s system.
From the very moment that we heard there might be a problem, we began making changes to our system to eliminate the risk to new orders. Our entire order server was relocated, every system password was updated, encryption levels were verified, all ports were checked, and logging was expanded to cover every possible avenue of communication flow. Additionally, access to the admin server has been limited to localized IP addresses only and the processing company responsible for the Internet payment gateway has been eliminated altogether. The website has been securely locked down since the evening of March 6th (within an hour of identifying the pattern of fraud via reports from our customers), so all new credit cards provided since that time, whether through new order placement or as updated payment method, are secure and are not impacted by the security breech.
We are absolutely mortified that this could have happened to us and, more importantly, to you. You have our sincere apologies for any inconvenience these events may cause you.
Please feel free to forward any questions you may have, and we will do our best to answer them as quickly as possible.
Sincerely,
Thomas Gaul
President CornerStoreComics LLC
714-626-0082
I may be wrong but this doesn't sound like it was a credit card processor to me...sounds like this started with CSC's site. Maybe not, maybe the test portal that was set up with the CC processor was the culprit...is that what he is saying?
Good afternoon.
You are receiving this email because there is sufficient reason to believe that the credit card(s) you have used to make recent purchases at CornerStoreComics.com may have been compromised.
Through the assistance of a network analysis company, the company that developed our website, the payment processing company, our staff, and the customers that have been very helpful in providing fraudulent transaction details, we have been able to verify that the primary order database was accessed via a dormant Internet payment gateway port that was being tested during the construction phase of the new site but never actually put into use.
Our research has not been able to determine how much access the perpetrator(s) may have had to the admin server, so we are alerting anyone that has placed an order since the launch of the new site to ensure maximum coverage. Orders from the old site were never attached to the new site, so credit cards used solely on the old site are not at any risk with regard to this situation.
The best recommendation we can offer is to either monitor your cards closely for any suspicious activity or call your credit card company to request that your card(s) be replaced as soon as possible in order to avoid any fraudulent charges. Any orders that were placed via PayPal could not have been impacted by this, so there is no need to monitor or make changes to cards or bank accounts used via PayPal’s system.
From the very moment that we heard there might be a problem, we began making changes to our system to eliminate the risk to new orders. Our entire order server was relocated, every system password was updated, encryption levels were verified, all ports were checked, and logging was expanded to cover every possible avenue of communication flow. Additionally, access to the admin server has been limited to localized IP addresses only and the processing company responsible for the Internet payment gateway has been eliminated altogether. The website has been securely locked down since the evening of March 6th (within an hour of identifying the pattern of fraud via reports from our customers), so all new credit cards provided since that time, whether through new order placement or as updated payment method, are secure and are not impacted by the security breech.
We are absolutely mortified that this could have happened to us and, more importantly, to you. You have our sincere apologies for any inconvenience these events may cause you.
Please feel free to forward any questions you may have, and we will do our best to answer them as quickly as possible.
Sincerely,
Thomas Gaul
President CornerStoreComics LLC
714-626-0082
I may be wrong but this doesn't sound like it was a credit card processor to me...sounds like this started with CSC's site. Maybe not, maybe the test portal that was set up with the CC processor was the culprit...is that what he is saying?
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