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How do sites store your card for subsequent purchases then?
by an ID. usually the card gateway ie: a company like authorize.net stores the card # etc but that's validated and approved by visa, etc. the end company ie: a canon or ie: me or anyone just gets a generic "id". now if a hacker ever broke into authorize.net or a large payment gateway ... wow, it'd be hell.How do sites store your card for subsequent purchases then?
How do sites store your card for subsequent purchases then?
Or Linux.
In all seriousness, I have an order from the Refurb shop in the pipeline. Or do I?
And presumably they were hanging on to my card number to charge it when it became available...so the hackers now have it.
It doesn't matter what OS you're running when stupid employees click on links designed to entice them to be unable to resist clicking on it.
Too many people can't help themselves and will open emails with a title like "Your FedEx shipment rescheduled" even when they haven't ordered anything.
Canon has been pretty silent, but it is obviously very bad. They have brought some things back up.I am thinking this is way worse than is being announced. The store is STILL down.
The credit card processors and companies have rules about how to store your card number. They keep updating the requirements and making it tougher. Finally, I just stopped accepting credit cards and let people use one thru Paypal or Amazon rather than deal with it. Canon has had such tight restrictions on credit card use due to the high value of the transactions that it can be frustrating. I doubt if credit card info would be in any usable form, but if names, addresses, etc were revealed, it can result in fraud and id theft.
Card companies do not allow the CVV to be stored, but a seller can choose to process without a CVV.
Canon has been pretty silent, but it is obviously very bad. They have brought some things back up.
Newsday has the first "mainstream" media report i have seen on the situation. They apparently have an official response from Canon, confirming the ransomware attack.
Canon U.S.A. hit by ransomware attack
The Melville company said it has begun an investigation of the attack, which left its website inoperable on Friday.www.newsday.com
I hoped so too but it's now onto 'Day 8' or so, crazy! The Federal Government needs to create a task force to go after these guys, you'd think they could track these guys down and make THEM pay for their crimes! Well, once back up there may be a bunch of bargains in the 'refurb bin'!Well crap - guess I won't be getting my RF refurb afterall. Hope Canon recovers quickly!
I hoped so too but it's now onto 'Day 8' or so, crazy! The Federal Government needs to create a task force to go after these guys, you'd think they could track these guys down and make THEM pay for their crimes! Well, once back up there may be a bunch of bargains in the 'refurb bin'!