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Fixing up my red card

December 31st, 2013 at 05:21 am

I have a Target Red Card and noticed that I had used it between the times card information was stolen. I have to assume that I was one of the 40M.

So far, no strange spurious transactions. However, I'm royally sick of the "no, they didn't steal this, so you are safe" then it turns that this happened, but you really are still safe. The final straw was encripted PINs. The hackers didn't have the PINs, then they did, but not the encription key. I changed my PINs up and made a teeny purchase to test.

Still watching.

On another note about still watching, I am collecting lists for 2014. If you are interested in playing, email me directly.

Posted in Emotional baggage, Death Bet | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Fixing up my red card”

  1. baselle Says:
    December 31st, 2013 at 05:22 am 1388467378
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    baselle at speakeasy dot net

    20$ buy in.

  2. ThriftoRama Says:
    December 31st, 2013 at 02:57 pm 1388501875
    1388501875

    My credit card, both target and regular were used during that time. I'm keeping my eye on it.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    December 31st, 2013 at 03:32 pm 1388503948
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    I used my Target Red card, and our new Capital One debit card. No signs of problems yet. Not much in the CO account to even matter. Also, I set up alerts on the Red Card for large transactions. I'll check for the small ones twice per month.

  4. rob62521 Says:
    December 31st, 2013 at 04:48 pm 1388508502
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    I think you are smart for watching...can't be too careful.

  5. PauletteGoddard Says:
    December 31st, 2013 at 09:37 pm 1388525855
    1388525855

    Lyrics for Death Bet (Music stolen from "This is It!" Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner Hour show.

    Open Mail, Transfer Bytes
    This is it, the Night of Nights!
    Last time crafting and drafting our lists
    To send to Administratix!!

    Dick Cheney, Dick Van Dyke
    Pols you know, stars you like
    Who knows who'll win the bet?
    On with the Contest of Death!

  6. PatientSaver Says:
    December 31st, 2013 at 10:00 pm 1388527224
    1388527224

    I didn't use my target card during the time period in question, but I'm thinking of closing the card anyway. The way I see it, any store that can't secure their network/website doesn't deserve my business. If customers continue to put up with periodic hack jobs, nothing will change, becus the banks would rather not spend the money to upgrade security.

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