They’ve all had recent breaches.
How many well-known and large breaches have we had in the past year? A bazillion! Please see the page I’ve posted that shows a list of recent breaches.
What should you do if you’ve used a payment card–debit or credit–at a store with a recent breach?
- Check your financial statement to confirm that you used the card within the time period breached.
- If you have unauthorized charges, notify your financial institution immediately.
- Even if you don’t have unauthorized charges, ask your bank or credit union to replace your card.
- If the breached company is offering identity protection, sign up for it.
- If your identity has been stolen, this FTC site–Create an Identity Theft Report–will help you create documents for the various places you will need to contact.
- Don’t shop with a debit card online.
- Use the credit card option when shopping with a debit card.
KrebsOnSecurity stated last week that banks are seeing fraudulent ATM withdrawals from debit cards stolen in the Home Depot breach. Be vigilant!
The last thing to think about, if a company has a breach and only has a news release. Two recent examples include Dairy Queen and Jimmy John’s. There’s no additional information on their website, not even an apology! Should you continue to visit their establishment? How do you know they’ve even cleaned up their payment systems?
I’m voting with my feet and I will never buy anything from either Jimmy Johns or Dairy Queen again.
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