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Hokie Chris
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Hokie Chris
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I've had 2 hacked in the last 4 months

I caught it myself, pretty early, both times. If you catch it early it is not so bad. One was all local charges without the physical card. Driving around Christiansburg, going to WalMart, Kroger, Sheetz, and the vape shop. I wish the card company told me what happened because it felt skimmed versus some Romanian bot. Last legit charge...Red Lobster.
Posted: 02/12/2026 at 11:51 AM ET
(In response to this post by 7Hokie1)

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Credit card hacked today, what pain in the ass. Glad the bank caught it.**
7Hokie1 • 02/11/26 09:26 PM ET
I've had 2 hacked in the last 4 months ◄
Hokie Chris • 02/12/26 11:51 AM ET
Had an inquiry at Experian ....
`lag • 02/12/26 09:59 AM ET
Same happened with Discover - got a letter prior to credit bureau inquiry
DoYouLiftHokies • 02/12/26 12:02 PM ET
Thanks, serously, very interesting...
`lag • 02/12/26 01:10 PM ET
Locking all three credit bureaus is KEY! You can unlock online temporarily>
HOKIERIT • 02/12/26 03:02 PM ET
In fact I did that last April when I bought my car...
`lag • 02/12/26 06:02 PM ET
Yeah.. it IS backward..Now that we don't need the credit, everybody is ->
HOKIERIT • 02/12/26 07:45 PM ET
You're right - credit frozen needs to be everyone's default position. And.
DoYouLiftHokies • 02/12/26 02:30 PM ET
and set your port-out lock on your cell phone ;^)**
`lag • 02/12/26 06:11 PM ET
What is that? I'm not doing anything with my phone except lockout.**
HOKIERIT • 02/12/26 07:46 PM ET
have a pin number on allowing your phone number to be ported out...
`lag • 02/12/26 10:17 PM ET
Thanks 'lag... I just went into my profile and locked BOTH my and my ->
HOKIERIT • 02/13/26 09:22 AM ET
yeah, big deal a couple years ago...but that means you have to be someone
`lag • 02/13/26 09:39 AM ET
Damn...didn't know anything about that..thanks!**
HOKIERIT • 02/13/26 09:14 AM ET
happy to help, having a security thread here every once in a while....
`lag • 02/13/26 09:24 AM ET
Yeah..I am pretty careful and wary. I had my share of IT security ->
HOKIERIT • 02/15/26 02:32 PM ET
Yeah..They have gotten good at catching it, but STILL a royal PITA!**
HOKIERIT • 02/12/26 08:15 AM ET
If you had the card in apple wallet, remove it…..
Vtskier1 • 02/12/26 08:12 AM ET
Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?**
Brown Water • 02/11/26 09:35 PM ET
Sux, damned digital gimme freebie crime, major pita. **
astrohokie • 02/11/26 09:29 PM ET