Rumors............local store has been hacked?

[GG]

Ok, this is how this rumor started.  

My wife's sister had her debit card hacked.  About $600 in charges started coming up in Florida, her banked called her and got it stopped.  Then a friend of her's debit card got hacked too.   Clipped for $1100 in charges again in Florida.   They had been on a trip to Branson, Mo about 2 weeks ago together so they thought that they had been scammed there.

Then, my sister in law's step daughter and her husband's debit card gets hacked and they get clipped for even more $1600. They had not been to Branson.   Then my wife hears from a friend of hers who's grand son's debit card had been hacked too.   Don't know how much he got clipped for.   Three of the four people mentioned above live in Owasso.    

Tonight, the sister in law calls and she has heard it is (a certain store in the Tulsa area)  that has been hacked and that is how her card number and the others mentioned above got their card numbers stolen.  

We are certainly keeping a close eye on our bank account, checking it a couple of times a day.  

It's weird that this is happening to four people we know all in the span of the last week.  

Anybody else heard of this or know someone who has had their debit card hacked recently?    

I don't want to mention the stores name, but it is one you all have most likely been to in the last couple of days.  

[Conan71]

Do us a favor and tell

[custosnox]

Ok, this is how this rumor started.   

My wife's sister had her debit card hacked.  About $600 in charges started coming up in Florida, her banked called her and got it stopped.  Then a friend of her's debit card got hacked too.   Clipped for $1100 in charges again in Florida.   They had been on a trip to Branson, Mo about 2 weeks ago together so they thought that they had been scammed there.

Then, my sister in law's step daughter and her husband's debit card gets hacked and they get clipped for even more $1600. They had not been to Branson.   Then my wife hears from a friend of hers who's grand son's debit card had been hacked too.   Don't know how much he got clipped for.   Three of the four people mentioned above live in Owasso.   

Tonight, the sister in law calls and she has heard it is (a certain store in the Tulsa area)  that has been hacked and that is how her card number and the others mentioned above got their card numbers stolen. 

We are certainly keeping a close eye on our bank account, checking it a couple of times a day.   

It's weird that this is happening to four people we know all in the span of the last week. 

Anybody else heard of this or know someone who has had their debit card hacked recently?   

I don't want to mention the stores name, but it is one you all have most likely been to in the last couple of days.   

Ask them if they have been to the ATM recently.

[sgrizzle]

Happened to my wife last week. Someone had gotten a batch of numbers from the issuing company (banks rarely if ever actually print their own cards, but they do have blocks of numbers) Our bank was watching out-of-state transactions and stopped them.

[GG]

Do us a favor and tell

Where do you buy your coffee and gas?   

[Nik]

My mothers debit card was also used by someone in china this week. Not sure how they got the number.

[Hoss]

Pattern?  ATM usage only or POS draft?  I don't ATM with them anymore (no longer using BofOkla) but do on occasion use the debit card with them (gasoline usually).  I am pretty vigiliant about watching my account, and my bank sends me balance alerts every morning, so that might tip me off too.

[dbacks fan]

This happened to the former MsDback and myself two years ago. Our personal account and her business account were compromised shortly before a trip to LA. Found out that several friends that lived near us at the time had also been compromised. The total of all of us was around $30,000.00 total. Former Mrs was $6000.00 and personal was ~ $4000.00. We found out on a trip to LA stopping for gas in Ehrenberg, AZ when the gas pump refused our cards to buy gas. Nothing like being stuck between Phoenix and LA with $40.00 in cash, and bank accounts over $10,000.00 negative. The common thread was a Valero gas station and a Walgreens at the same intersection in Phoenix, and the fact that since the transactions we did not make were in LA, and our bank at the time had been bought by a Brazilian Bank Corp, no one would take a police report. The illegal transactions happened in LA, and LAPD and LACSO said that it was a Phoenix/Maricopa County problem, and Phoenix PD and Maricopa County Sherriff Dept. said it happend in California they would not do anything. Finally got the bank to realize that it was bogus, but took several days as they had to find out from thier Brazilian owners.

[DolfanBob]

This was on the news this morning. Channel 6 alluded to the problem being the restaurant or other business not updating their software and leaving themselves open to hackers. The couple they profiled had their debit card charged up in California.

My bank just re issued me another Visa debit card in less than one year since my last one. I have now had three cards in just over two years. No problems with my account. But it sure lowers your confidence.

[Smokinokie]

This was on the news this morning. Channel 6 alluded to the problem being the restaurant or other business not updating their software and leaving themselves open to hackers. The couple they profiled had their debit card charged up in California.

My bank just re issued me another Visa debit card in less than one year since my last one. I have now had three cards in just over two years. No problems with my account. But it sure lowers your confidence.

Anyone have a link to the story? So, was it a restaurant or the gas/coffee station?