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`lag
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`lag
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Thanks, serously, very interesting...

I like to understand the why and how of fraud attempts...so yeah, get the low effort high volume thing and one out of 10000 people will fall for it. Since I rarely if ever need credit, I just made sure all the credit bureaus are frozen now. Always trying to cut down on my surface visibility. So I guess the Ticketmaster thing was just a really big coincidence.
Posted: 02/12/2026 at 01:10 PM ET
(In response to this post by DoYouLiftHokies)

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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