JLO Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 So I get a call on Monday from this company that monitors credit card transactions for my credit union, apparently someone got my mastercard/debit card number, and made 4 ATM withdrawals on Sat/Sun totally $1000. Then I find out it happened to 2 of my co-workers also over the weekend and in one instance, the same location on the same day. Me and the 2 other guys went to HR dept at work to make them aware of this, not accusing anyone, but to raise a red flag. So now Im going through the process of filling out the appropriate paperwork, filing police report, etc to get the money back in my acct. Just curious if anyone else finds it curious that 3 people with the same employer had this happen to them the same weekend and same location, and if anyone has any insight into how this might have happened. I forgot to add that the card never left my possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I have never had that happen to me but it sounds like the Credit Union's database got hacked by pro's and they programmed some ATM cards with the hacked info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Maybe you all used the same independent ATM? I've read that those are horribly unsecured. You have no friggin idea who is operating those ATMs or what they are doing with the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I have never had that happen to me but it sounds like the Credit Union's database got hacked by pro's and they programmed some ATM cards with the hacked info. Sounds more likely to be internal within the company to me, a disgruntled employee who works or used to work payroll, maybe someone in the accounting department. They will probably investigate you and your co workers thoroughly. The odds of a hacker getting into your credit unions database and randomly picking accounts and somehow picking three accounts employed by the same company seem slim to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Maybe you all used the same independent ATM? I've read that those are horribly unsecured. You have no friggin idea who is operating those ATMs or what they are doing with the info. Probably the best place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009...are_steals.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 All three of us this happened to have different banks, and Ive never been to the one city where the same ATM was used for 2 of our accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'm curious then how some one/entity would know your PIN then. You enter it into an ATM, your bank presumably has access to it; who else? Why would your credit union or employer know it? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 This is the reason why my wife and I stopped using our debit card. We use our credit card for everything. The cc has been hacked a few times but we have never been responsible for the amount hacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 This is the reason why my wife and I stopped using our debit card. We use our credit card for everything. The cc has been hacked a few times but we have never been responsible for the amount hacked. I've been saying that for years, and have been told by people (real world and on this board) that, "Nothing's ever happened to me, stop being so paranoid!" Kinda funny, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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