Identity Theft

[busyLivin]

Anyone know much about identity theft? My bank was hacked today, and I was taken for a phishing scam. The normal page came up & I logged in (the bank has the usernames set to our SS#) & I didn't realize until afterwards that I just sent my SS# & password to someone in Madrid.

I called the bank & they admitted they had been hacked & had shut down their website. They changed my username & password. I then called transunion & put a fraud alert on my credit report.

Bottom line is, how worried should I be? They shouldn't have my name/address/etc.. just my SS#. Can they do much of anything with that alone?

What sucks is I'm the most paranoid person when it comes to identity theft. I shred every piece of mail, everything with my name on it.

 

[BigDyl]

 

[BoneCrusher]

With the access to your SS# you are somewhat open at that bank, but the bank is inside of the issue and will help you be proactive. You are most likely not the biggest fish they reeled in though and now that you and the bank are being proactive about this your vulerability is nill. They didn't get your other data so you aren't really at risk ... i.e. bank cards with pin numbers, investment information and like that. With just a SS# there isn't much damage they can do to you ... hell Busy anyone can get your social and your drivers license numbers off of the internet in less than 10 min's with nothiung but your real name and a general idea of where you live. A full credit report takes a little longer ... but it's out there too. Keep in front of the issues like you are now and you'll be fine.

Typically the bad guys hit the banks before a long weekend so they have more time to clean people out with their little scams before the banks open on Tuesday ... but you caught them in motion and have now locked them out of your vast fincancial empire (we know you are hangin' with Trump Busy).

If you use more than one bank then shut this one down totally .. as in move all funds into another bank and dump these guys if you can. Their system shouldn't have been vulnerable to hackers ... they deserve to get fired.

 

[Witmaster]

I'm still waiting to see if I am one of the affected veterans whose information was stolen from that jackass analyst who illegaly took files from the Dept of Vet Affairs.

They won't tell me if I was affected. All they say is, "Watch your credit report for suspicious activity".

Fucking great....

 

[Vieope]

Get a written statment from the bank saying they messed it up. So you can blame them if something happens later.

 

[maniclion]

<Maniclion> hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
<Maniclion> ********* see!
<BigDyl> hunter2
<BigDyl> doesnt look like stars to me
<Maniclion> <BigDyl> *******
<Maniclion> thats what I see
<BigDyl> oh, really?
<Maniclion> Absolutely
<BigDyl> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
<BigDyl> haha, does that look funny to you?
<Maniclion> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
<BigDyl> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
<Maniclion> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
<BigDyl> awesome!
<BigDyl> wait, how do you know my pw?
<Maniclion> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
<BigDyl> oh, ok.

 

[BigDyl]

<Maniclion> hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
<Maniclion> ********* see!
<BigDyl> hunter2
<BigDyl> doesnt look like stars to me
<Maniclion> <BigDyl> *******
<Maniclion> thats what I see
<BigDyl> oh, really?
<Maniclion> Absolutely
<BigDyl> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
<BigDyl> haha, does that look funny to you?
<Maniclion> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
<BigDyl> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
<Maniclion> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
<BigDyl> awesome!
<BigDyl> wait, how do you know my pw?
<Maniclion> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
<BigDyl> oh, ok.

 

[busyLivin]

With the access to your SS# you are somewhat open at that bank, but the bank is inside of the issue and will help you be proactive. You are most likely not the biggest fish they reeled in though and now that you and the bank are being proactive about this your vulerability is nill. They didn't get your other data so you aren't really at risk ... i.e. bank cards with pin numbers, investment information and like that. With just a SS# there isn't much damage they can do to you ... hell Busy anyone can get your social and your drivers license numbers off of the internet in less than 10 min's with nothiung but your real name and a general idea of where you live. A full credit report takes a little longer ... but it's out there too. Keep in front of the issues like you are now and you'll be fine.

Typically the bad guys hit the banks before a long weekend so they have more time to clean people out with their little scams before the banks open on Tuesday ... but you caught them in motion and have now locked them out of your vast fincancial empire (we know you are hangin' with Trump Busy).

If you use more than one bank then shut this one down totally .. as in move all funds into another bank and dump these guys if you can. Their system shouldn't have been vulnerable to hackers ... they deserve to get fired.

as far as the bank account goes, that was the least of my worries. I was more concerned about future problems with credit, as I'm actually house hunting now and the last thing I want is this crap coming back & bite me. I will be closing this account tomorrow.

Anyway, thanks for the advice.

 

[busyLivin]

 

[busyLivin]

I'm still waiting to see if I am one of the affected veterans whose information was stolen from that jackass analyst who illegaly took files from the Dept of Vet Affairs.

They won't tell me if I was affected. All they say is, "Watch your credit report for suspicious activity".

Fucking great....

are they paying for your monitoring service?

 

[busyLivin]

Get a written statment from the bank saying they messed it up. So you can blame them if something happens later.

I plan on doing something like this tomorrow when I go there to close my account.

Maybe convince them to give me an interest free home loan.

 

[maniclion]

problem is that if someone had found the flaw in their system earlier and had reported it they could have been labled as a hacker and possibly jailed. That's the fucked up thing is that the law doesn't distinguish between whitehat and blackhat.

 

[busyLivin]

Just received a mass email from the bank...

Notification




On May 25, 2006 our web site service provider experienced a breach of information. It is possible that any information entered into the Internet Banking system by logging in via the home page between 2:30 pm ??? 3:30 pm CST may have been compromised. Our homepage login section was physically changed; if you experienced this unusual login page please contact us immediately. We have taken the necessary measures to remove access to our homepage until we can restore our site. We apologize for any inconvenience; if you have any questions or concerns, please contact our customer service center at 1-877-448-6500 M-F between 7:00 am ??? 7:00pm. As a reminder, if you believe you may have been a victim of identify theft please remain vigilant in monitoring your personal information over the next 12-24 months.

 

[myCATpowerlifts]

Just received a mass email from the bank...

Notification




On May 25, 2006 our web site service provider experienced a breach of information. It is possible that any information entered into the Internet Banking system by logging in via the home page between 2:30 pm ??? 3:30 pm CST may have been compromised. Our homepage login section was physically changed; if you experienced this unusual login page please contact us immediately. We have taken the necessary measures to remove access to our homepage until we can restore our site. We apologize for any inconvenience; if you have any questions or concerns, please contact our customer service center at 1-877-448-6500 M-F between 7:00 am ??? 7:00pm. As a reminder, if you believe you may have been a victim of identify theft please remain vigilant in monitoring your personal information over the next 12-24 months.

Wow pwned!

 

[BigDyl]

Wow pwned!

 

[busyLivin]

Wow pwned!

the bitch of it is that they sent that e-mail at 6pm & closed at 7pm.

 

[myCATpowerlifts]

You just had to be better than me!!!

 

[Witmaster]

are they paying for your monitoring service?

As of right now, no. But aparently congress is debating on releasing funds to cover any monitoring service. Until that happens, it's my dime on the line.

 

[Dale Mabry]

So, they fuck up, and you have to waste your time watching out for the consequences of their fuck up...Great.

 

[busyLivin]

So, they fuck up, and you have to waste your time watching out for the consequences of their fuck up...Great.

no kidding... they better at least pay for a credit monitoring service...

 

[maniclion]

Hey busy, could you deposit some money in your account, I went to get booze today and your card declined.....

 

[busyLivin]

Hey busy, could you deposit some money in your account, I went to get booze today and your card declined.....

sorry bout that. try it now..

 

[PreMier]