https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:16:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1351026 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:16:27 +0000 hellocupcake 1351026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you guys see that they are offering a year of free credit monitoring? I got an email about it today :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292419 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:44:30 +0000 chopsuey 1292419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah, my MIL told me today.. boooooo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292415 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:43:50 +0000 Bao 1292415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh I've shopped there several times in the past few weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292396 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:36:28 +0000 birdofafeather 1292396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My account is fine, but I went today to use my debit Red Card and it was canceled. They told me to check with my credit union as they might have canceled it as a precaution! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292224 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:03:54 +0000 Pepper 1292224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only card I use at Target is my Redcard, which is linked to my checking account. It can only be used at Target... so I'm guessing I'm *somewhat* safe. Hopefully, they'll just reissue new Redcards without everyone having to call and request. I've heard the line has been busy all day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292200 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:54:19 +0000 sunny 1292200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard about this too. Argh! I have a few cards I've used at Target! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292063 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:07:37 +0000 keiki_mama 1292063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hardly ever go to Target and we went last weekend for holiday shopping. Eff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1292017 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:52:36 +0000 deerylou 1292017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far, our accounts are good, but we'll be keeping an eye on it. UGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1291728 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:04:06 +0000 LuLu Mom 1291728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I don't even know how to keep an eye on this, I've shopped at Target at least 2-3x a week since the hack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1291446 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:57:29 +0000 HLK208 1291446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm worried about this :( I've shopped at target like twice a week for the past month!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290913 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:15:26 +0000 psw27 1290913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. Awesome. I reallllllly hope the CC companies just send out new cards.... I don't even want to risk it, my card was stolen back in February and it was such a pain the butt! So many phone calls and forms and junk to fill out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290887 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:06:56 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1290887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bank just emailed me and told me they will be reissuing my debit card. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290696 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:13:36 +0000 sorrycharlie 1290696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I panicked at first, but checked my debit (redcard) and random visa card statements (the only two cards I would have used) and both seem fine. not to say something may not come up in the future, but if it does I'll pursue it then. I do not need something else to lose sleep over right now, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290663 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:59:46 +0000 Dandelion 1290663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I was thinking the same thing. Plus, with 40,000,000 credit card numbers in their hands, there'a a really low odd that they would use any of our cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290653 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:56:40 +0000 looch 1290653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My feeling ( having been an identiy theft victim) is that these kind of hacks are not meant for people to use the credit cards of the victims, but show big corporations like Target that their systems aren't secure. Without your SSN, there's not much they can do with a credit card number that is already on a watch list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290648 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:55:02 +0000 Mamaof2 1290648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: Ah, yes your right!!! ugh!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290643 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:53:56 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1290643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh Great...guess I need to go home and look into this :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290637 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:52:04 +0000 mrsjyw 1290637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I don't think it's JUST their store debit/credit card. It is credit/debit cards that were used AT target from what I've read! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290635 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:51:52 +0000 mrs. wagon 1290635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So crazy. We used a debit card there recently so I just checked and all looks ok with us. </p> <p>I'm guessing if the breach is serious enough for CC companies, they will send out all new cards with new numbers and CVVs to their customers... that would be a lot less costly for them to do than to shut down and investigate all the fraudulent charges! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290630 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:51:12 +0000 Mae 1290630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can always cancel your cards and request new ones? thats the only thing i can think of because once they have your number, its just out there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290629 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:50:33 +0000 Mamaof2 1290629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I think Target needs to cancel all the cards and send out new ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290624 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:49:20 +0000 avivoca 1290624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fabulous. I shop at Target weekly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290620 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:47:27 +0000 mrsjyw 1290620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Yea lol... i was jw if there was preventative we can do with the credit card(s) we used at target...BEFORE hackers try to charge up some crap on there with the stolen info </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290616 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:46:50 +0000 Smurfette 1290616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So crazy!</p> <p>I checked my checking account and CC and it looks ok so far. I might just starting using my CC for everything....... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290615 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:46:38 +0000 Mae 1290615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: use cash? lol. Sort of sad but true. I feel like we're sort of in a technological donut hole. We have enough technology to make our lives easy, but its new enough that we haven't worked out the kinks of how to protect it yet. </p> <p>Personally I just use my credit cards for everything I can, because credit cards have protection where if your number gets stolen you never have to pay that money. Its much harder to straighten out debit card fraud, both because banks work slower than cc companies and also because the money is already gone and you're waiting for a refund. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290607 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:43:38 +0000 mrsjyw 1290607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i read about this last night. and now i'm wondering</p> <p>WTF do we do now to protect ourselves? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ack-target-has-been-hacked#post-1290602 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:40:22 +0000 Mamaof2 1290602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/business/40-million-credit-debit-card-accounts-may-be-hit-data-2D11775203" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcnews.com/business/40-million-credit-debit-card-accounts-may-be-hit-data-2D11775203</a></p> <p>"Target said Thursday that the credit and debit card information of as many as 40 million customers was compromised over three weeks of the holiday shopping season — one of the largest breaches ever of American consumer data.</p> <p>The breach, which extended to almost all Target stores in the United States, captured data stored on the magnetic stripes of the cards that customers swipe at the cash register, according to Krebs on Security, a respected data security blog.</p> <p>Krebs, which broke the story Wednesday, cited sources from two top card companies. </p> <p>Target said that the information compromised included customer names, card numbers, expiration dates and the short verification codes known as CVVs — everything an attacker would need to create a counterfeit card.</p> <p>The breach happened from Nov. 27, one day before Thanksgiving, through Dec. 15, a period that includes Black Friday and some of the busiest shopping of the calendar, Target said in a press release.<br /> " </p>