Knowing who processes your credit card payments is not easy. I never realized how much Stripe for example was used. I found that out when paying for a service for awhile that it had an interface for paying through that gateway.
With that said, Slim CD is correct, we should be concerned and check our statements because we don’t know whether there are any suspicious transactions.
Finding these quickly is always good, we can mark them as a problem when they post instead of 30-60 days later.
I can just hear my father now. “You should wait until your statement comes in the mail.”
That’s all well and good, but that is when the damage could start. I’ve talked about stories of my card compromises and I don’t do business with the company anymore. Think they deleted my account, which is fine.
What irritates me with this breach is that it was a ten month breach, from August or September of in 2023 to June 2024. Then we’re finding out about it through a newsletter in September! Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with this picture?
Payment provider data breach exposes credit card information of 1.7 million customers is your article. Have fun with this one!