[Cinci-nfb] A question for anyone who went to the Laterza coffee tour or Rivertown

[Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting]

Deborah.

 

They're sending me a new card and de-activating the old one in two weeks.
I'll have to change over all my credit card info, but there is no reason to
believe my account was actually used fraudulently. My concern is that
Rivertown Brewery is the only merchant that I've used on that card in weeks
(besides Apple). We haven't heard of any large scale data breaches involving
Amazon, so this leads me to think it's an E-commerce platform associated
with Rivertown Brewery or possibly an employee there taking credit card
info. Yes, the scammers have stepped up their efforts dramatically; we've
had a spate of calls from a person purporting to be Fifth Third Bank saying
that "your account has been locked." 

 

I just wanted to let everyone know that this happened in case anyone else
used a credit card on Saturday at lunch at Rivertown Brewery.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 

Since they're a small business using taking credit cards, the former seems
more likely.

 

 

 

From: Cinci-nfb [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deborah
Kendrick via Cinci-nfb
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 4:03 AM
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Cc: Deborah Kendrick
Subject: Re: [Cinci-nfb] A question for anyone who went to the Laterza
coffee tour or Rivertown

 

Hi Chris,

Wow!  The ugly hackers of the world must really be stepping up their
efforts.

I got a fraud alert from PayPal this week, and was told that people from
Vietnam and the Filipines were trying to access my account.

One of my students got a message from some jerks pretending to be Microsoft
Security. 

And I've heard a few other minor things.

Best we can do is stay on top of personal information.

Did you get it straightened out with your bank?  

I always hate it when I have to get a new account number for anything,
because I memorize them and put them in braille on my cards, and changing
always feels so disruptive.

Anyway, thanks for letting everyone know.

 

Peace,

Deborah

 

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Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 12:05 PM
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Cc: Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting
Subject: [Cinci-nfb] A question for anyone who went to the Laterza coffee
tour or Rivertown

 

Hello all.

 

I have a quick question for anyone who went to the Laterza Coffee Tour or
had lunch at the Rivertown Brewery afterwards. Did you use a credit card? If
so, did you receive a call from your issuing bank about your card being
compromised? 

 

I'm asking because I received a call from my bank this morning that my card
was being deactivated, because my account is on a list of potentially
compromised accounts. The only other recent charges on this account are from
Amazon and Apple, and I'm wondering if Laterza is processing credit card
info through an E-commerce platform that's been hacked. Since Rivertown and
Laterza are small businesses who share the same ownership, I can't
necessarily rule this out.

 

Just wanted to ask.

 

Chris

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