Various people report unauthorized charges appearing on credit cards; TFsource possibly hacked

This why I deal in money orders with BBTS.

wow that sucks i was tempted to buy seom stuff from tfsource that bbts may not have in stock or all out of but anyway i dont think i would have orderd from them anyyway if this situation did not happen i think there location is oversea i dont do overseas buying.

Betcha Swindle is involved.

Sure enough..I had 2 $1.50 charges from itunes on my statement today..This sucks because it was the 1st time I had used Tfsource..I only used them because they came highly reccomended..~Sigh~ Let the dialing of 800 #'s begin..

Good thing i havent used any of those providers since i got my new debit card. Just to be safe i checked my account anyway and its fine.........for now. This is skynets doing i tell ya. What better way to amass much needed money for resources than charge every one $1.25. Its such a low denomination that a good amount of people wont do anything about it. Especially if its from a service that they use.

I don't usually post, but I just wanted to thank the admins for doing the right thing and front-paging this very important news...

I have been buying from Curt for several years and have been nothing but happy. He and his offer some of the best customer service I have ever had. I had several charges on my card as well. I am going to switch to pay pal for payment but will continue to use TFSource. Please don't let this diswade you from using him, even the pentagon gets hacked once in a while.

Not TFsource's fault, it's just the reality of online ecommerce.

Good work on getting this posted guys. This is a great example why you don't store your credit cards on these sites. I always use PayPal for that extra bit of protection. That being said I don't think everyone should jump on the don't buy from there bandwagon. TFSourse is the best place to buy specialty TFs on the net. These things happen. Spend a little bit on the phone, get a new card, and forget about it. Lol!

Considering these are all small charges, could it be possible that it's the credit card service checking to see if the Credit Card info is up to date? I know for a fact (nearly) that some companies (Paypal included) make a small charge to your card when you first set up or change credit card info. This is only to test if the information you supplied is in fact correct. If the transaction is authorized they know the card is valid. The charges then do not get posted/claimed by them, and thus the amount is returned back to your available credit later on. I recently updated my credit card info with iTunes and they made a small $1 charge which has not been posted to my account, so I assumed this was the reason, other than that I have not had any strange transactions on my card, and I use both BBTS and TFSource.

Perhaps someone with more credit card knowledge can confirm or refute my theory?

No, it's definitely a scam. Over 20-30 people have the exact same charge to their accounts, $1.00 for iTunes and $1.50 for some Mobile service. They're doing this (1) to see if the card works, and (2) most people have iTunes so they wouldn't notice a $1.00 charge on their card. Unfortunately, they've already gone to the next step with some people and have attempted charges ranging from $500 to $4000 on some accounts.

Bottom-line, don't just check your account online. Call a rep and have them look for pending transactions. If there's anything on there, cancel immediately.

Does this just seem to be a problem with credit card information entered on TFSource or does it affect anyone who pays with PayPal as well?

Sodan-1 wrote:Does this just seem to be a problem with credit card information entered on TFSource or does it affect anyone who pays with PayPal as well?

So far it seems to be credit card purchases only, paypal is fine.

payton34 wrote:

Sodan-1 wrote:Does this just seem to be a problem with credit card information entered on TFSource or does it affect anyone who pays with PayPal as well?

So far it seems to be credit card purchases only, paypal is fine.

Apologese if it was selfish of me to ask that, but thanks. Might go buy something now, lol.

Earlier today I remember seeing an extra $1 on my pending charges and was wondering what that was all about. Called the credit card company and canceled my card. This stinks because I was getting ready to order two hard to find figures tomorrow to add to my beast wars collection.

PayPal my friends. They don't take PayPal we don't do business online.

Starscream wrote:Not TFsource's fault

I think this needs to be emphasised.

TFSource it's self wasn't hacked, but rather the 3rd party they deal through for their e-commerce was. It's very rare for ANY online business to do their own credit card processing, the majority will go through a 3rd party company who specialise in online trading. We do it here at work with our online site, none of the credit card details are kept on site or even on our server, it's all stored through the 3rd party company we pay to look after that sort of thing.

So don't let this tarnish your opinion of TFSource.

Least I dont shop online!

This is bad... thank you for the warning. I never used bbts and tfsource, but it's clearly not their fault, this is a credit card scam by hackers. We all better be aware of our credit cards movements and act imediatelly after some movement that doesn't make sense. This really sucks...

I'm a regular TFSource and don't use Paypal and I'm fine. Called the card company and no bogus charges. IF it is true, it's unfortunate but could happen anywhere.

I have been using TFsource for a while now, all credit card transactions and never had a hickup. Please change the title of this post. It is a big injustice to them considering that it may not be TFsource that was hacked but the third-party company that they are using.

Narc wrote:I have been using TFsource for a while now, all credit card transactions and never had a hickup. Please change the title of this post. It is a big injustice to them considering that it may not be TFsource that was hacked but the third-party company that they are using.

Okay, if I changed it to "Third party company used by TFSource has been hacked, check your credit card statements", would it really make that much of a difference?

It's not like I said "Hey, TFSource is selling your CC info to the highest bidder, hunt them down at once!", I'm not laying any blame on them.

payton34 wrote:

Narc wrote:I have been using TFsource for a while now, all credit card transactions and never had a hickup. Please change the title of this post. It is a big injustice to them considering that it may not be TFsource that was hacked but the third-party company that they are using.

Okay, if I changed it to "Third party company used by TFSource has been hacked, check your credit card statements", would it really make that much of a difference?

It's not like I said "Hey, TFSource is selling your CC info to the highest bidder, hunt them down at once!", I'm not laying any blame on them.

I agree with Narc. And I don't think he's directing the comment to you. It's really the function of a news admin to update the headline. I'd consider tweaking the title if I were on my laptop versus my phone.

payton34 wrote:

Narc wrote:I have been using TFsource for a while now, all credit card transactions and never had a hickup. Please change the title of this post. It is a big injustice to them considering that it may not be TFsource that was hacked but the third-party company that they are using.

Okay, if I changed it to "Third party company used by TFSource has been hacked, check your credit card statements", would it really make that much of a difference?

It's not like I said "Hey, TFSource is selling your CC info to the highest bidder, hunt them down at once!", I'm not laying any blame on them.

Yes payton34, stating that "TFsource has been hacked" is a lot different from "Third party company used by TFsource has been hacked." Look at it. I am not attacking you but news is supposed to be factual. That's why I requested you to change the title of your post. You have the right to post what you want but consider that by stating that TFsource was hacked you are basically defaming a good company eventhough it has already been stated that it was not them that was hacked. And by ignoring the facts you are basically slandering the company.

payton34 wrote:Yeah, I checked online earlier this morning and it didn't show anything. However, just to double-check I called anyway to see if there were any pending charges and sure enough, two pending charges for $1 and $1.50 (for iTunes and some Mobile prepaid minutes thing).

This sucks.

Yeah me too. I have one pending charge for $1 to itunes. TFSource can eat a bag full of dicks for the hassle I'm going to have to go through to straighten this shit out. Never using them again and I hope they go out of business.

Found the $1 iTunes charge to my account today; it is still pending. One ten minute phone call and the charge was flagged and the card cancelled and a new one is being sent to me. I had a preorder go through and charge my card on Jan 5th from TFSource. I'll still shop there, just not order any preorder items from them.

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:

payton34 wrote:Yeah, I checked online earlier this morning and it didn't show anything. However, just to double-check I called anyway to see if there were any pending charges and sure enough, two pending charges for $1 and $1.50 (for iTunes and some Mobile prepaid minutes thing).

This sucks.

Yeah me too. I have one pending charge for $1 to itunes. TFSource can eat a bag full of dicks for the hassle I'm going to have to go through to straighten this shit out. Never using them again and I hope they go out of business.

A five minute phone call got it sorted. My card's being canceled, I'm getting a new card number and pin number and the card's being sent out tomorrow. I still hope that TF Source goes out of business though. Their security is laughable, at least BBTS has a security staff. I'll never do business with TF Source again.

Hold on a sec everyone. Has it even been verified that it was, in fact, the third-party used by TFSource that was hacked? I just called my CC company and there is no suspicious activity on my accounts for either card I have used when I bought stuff at TFSource.

It is quite possible that the breach happened on another site entirely and it just so happens that the same group of people who are reporting fraudulent transactions happen to frequent TFSource as well (i.e. some common demographic).

Put your torches and pitch forks down please and lets wait for the evidence to surface before we put Curt on trial as a witch (although...he does weigh as much as a duck...).

OK I just got 2 fraudulent charges posted to my card.

01/07/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LL $17.12
01/06/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LLC $112.89

This is a wholesale granite company in China. I am also letting you know I have never ever use TF source, their prices are crap imo. But I have used bbts on numerous occasions. I think we might need to look into the source of these charges a little more before throwing up statements like this thread title

atlmyk wrote:OK I just got 2 fraudulent charges posted to my card.

01/07/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LL $17.12
01/06/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LLC $112.89

This is a wholesale granite company in China. I am also letting you know I have never ever use TF source, their prices are crap imo. But I have used bbts on numerous occasions. I think we might need to look into the source of these charges a little more before throwing up statements like this thread title

Sure thing Mr. New Member with one post who just joined to tell us that. Totally not TF Source.

You's trollin!

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:

atlmyk wrote:OK I just got 2 fraudulent charges posted to my card.

01/07/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LL $17.12
01/06/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LLC $112.89

This is a wholesale granite company in China. I am also letting you know I have never ever use TF source, their prices are crap imo. But I have used bbts on numerous occasions. I think we might need to look into the source of these charges a little more before throwing up statements like this thread title

Sure thing Mr. New Member with one post who just joined to tell us that. Totally not TF Source.

You's trollin!

Yes I did just join to post that I also had fraudulent charges. Up until now I had no need to post on this site. I have better things to to than cry about IDW's art or what Megan said about Bay this week. I use the site for a news source and for sightings. But of course anyone on the internet who does not agree with you is obviously a troll. I think it will be very apparent in the next few days that other people who have not used tf source have bogus charges as well. But I am sure they will all be trolls as well.

It has been brought to Seibertron.com's attention that some members of the Transformers online community have received unauthorized charges on their credit or debit cards. While there is much speculation pertaining to this issue, no one has been able to confirm the source of the security breach.

Ok before anyone wants to claim siding that say it all bottom line.
Your third party hack that rasies my eybrow on one way alone what at a granite company costs 17 dollars. Or Loki and the count less others who report these charges of far smaller amounts could be the same third party company, but different uses of your cards thus in a way making all of you right.

I have never bought a TF online so when i say this i aplaud BBTS for how they handle there security. I hold nothing against TFsource just it sucks that they have the possibility of lost revenue by a third party.

If you think it bad some question you, well go find a bar brawl that you know no one and step in it sorry but your gonna have peeps turn there agression on you. It's human nature next time maybe not make your first post into that of contreversy. Join up bitch about IDW or Bayformers or how much you love like various aspects of this fandom.

In short sorry you got ripped off but join up have fun all things aside not a bad community here.

atlmyk wrote: I think we might need to look into the source of these charges a little more before throwing up statements like this thread title

Narc wrote:

payton34 wrote:

Narc wrote:I have been using TFsource for a while now, all credit card transactions and never had a hickup. Please change the title of this post. It is a big injustice to them considering that it may not be TFsource that was hacked but the third-party company that they are using.

Okay, if I changed it to "Third party company used by TFSource has been hacked, check your credit card statements", would it really make that much of a difference?

It's not like I said "Hey, TFSource is selling your CC info to the highest bidder, hunt them down at once!", I'm not laying any blame on them.

Yes payton34, stating that "TFsource has been hacked" is a lot different from "Third party company used by TFsource has been hacked." Look at it. I am not attacking you but news is supposed to be factual. That's why I requested you to change the title of your post. You have the right to post what you want but consider that by stating that TFsource was hacked you are basically defaming a good company eventhough it has already been stated that it was not them that was hacked. And by ignoring the facts you are basically slandering the company.

Sorry guys, but Payton34 doesn't represent the news crew and I'm guessing at the time he didn't exactly know what exactly was going on. Give him some slack here. Whether or not if he changes the forum title, it doesn't really freaking matter. This matter has gotten into everyone's attention, and we know what and who has caused this situation.

If you have problems with the news, slam it on me, not payton34 who's just trying to help everyone out and kindly spent the time to bring this to our attention. I know when money is involved, fists start to go flying here and there, but for times like these I think we just need to settle down a little and start to understand everyone's situation.

atlmyk wrote:

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:

atlmyk wrote:OK I just got 2 fraudulent charges posted to my card.

01/07/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LL $17.12
01/06/2010 5691 DJM INTERNATIONAL LLC $112.89

This is a wholesale granite company in China. I am also letting you know I have never ever use TF source, their prices are crap imo. But I have used bbts on numerous occasions. I think we might need to look into the source of these charges a little more before throwing up statements like this thread title

Sure thing Mr. New Member with one post who just joined to tell us that. Totally not TF Source.

You's trollin!

Yes I did just join to post that I also had fraudulent charges. Up until now I had no need to post on this site. I have better things to to than cry about IDW's art or what Megan said about Bay this week. I use the site for a news source and for sightings. But of course anyone on the internet who does not agree with you is obviously a troll. I think it will be very apparent in the next few days that other people who have not used tf source have bogus charges as well. But I am sure they will all be trolls as well.

Cool story, bro. But we're the ones that got trolled. We bought shit and if it weren't for OP most of us would have gotten our credit cards and bank accounts raped. I got a text from a friend. Then I heard about the thread. Sorry, but we're allowed to rage here. Someone's shitty security compromised a lot of our dox. And it's looking like it's TF Source's fault. It doesn't really matter who's fault it is, because they're going to lose tons of sales from this fiasco so in the end whoever it is deserves it for having such poor security.

Guys, this arguing about this situation needs to STOP. NOW. It's 100% pointless and at this point is just internet drama. This information was posted in the news section after the owner of the "hacked" online retailer had an opportunity to respond to make sure that he was aware of the situation and that it was being handled (and more or less acknowledge that the situation did happen). I immediately posted a news post about it, within less than 1.5 hours of me finding out about this whole situation, so that people could take appropriate action(s) with their credit card company(ies) which I felt was the proper thing to do.

Please end all discussion about the title of this thread and whether or not this news post is appropriate. It is appropriate based on the information the we currently have available and from the message we received from that online retailer's owner.

slip wrote:It has been brought to Seibertron.com's attention that some members of the Transformers online community have received unauthorized charges on their credit or debit cards. While there is much speculation pertaining to this issue, no one has been able to confirm the source of the security breach.

Ok before anyone wants to claim siding that say it all bottom line.
Your third party hack that rasies my eybrow on one way alone what at a granite company costs 17 dollars. Or Loki and the count less others who report these charges of far smaller amounts could be the same third party company, but different uses of your cards thus in a way making all of you right.

I have never bought a TF online so when i say this i aplaud BBTS for how they handle there security. I hold nothing against TFsource just it sucks that they have the possibility of lost revenue by a third party.

If you think it bad some question you, well go find a bar brawl that you know no one and step in it sorry but your gonna have peeps turn there agression on you. It's human nature next time maybe not make your first post into that of contreversy. Join up bitch about IDW or Bayformers or how much you love like various aspects of this fandom.

In short sorry you got ripped off but join up have fun all things aside not a bad community here.

I think my stay here is over. I have to deal with enough ignorance at work everyday. I really don't need to come here for an extra dose from winners like 'Loki'

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Loki God Of Mischief wrote:And it's looking like it's TF Source's fault.

But if you are wrong then you are causing serious damage to TFSource's reputation and consequently inflicting harm on his business. This business may very well be Curt's economic livelihood. He may have a family and kids who depend on him.

How cool is it to have your own online store dedicated to Transformers? A lot of us die-hard fans would just LOVE to be able to make a living off of Transformers. Curt, in many ways, is living the dream.

Let us not persecute a potentially innocent man.

All of this premature speculation is nothing short of destructive. It is nothing but gossip at this point. Why don't we be more constructive and do what we can to help troubleshoot the matter? Why not use this forum to gather some stats on:

1) Who is receiving fraudulent ITunes/Microsoft charges
2) Who has bought from TFSource and when and how (e.g. PayPal, credit card, etc.)
3) What other sites (e.g. Amazon, IDW, BBTS, RobotKingdom) do those who have received fraudulent charges also frequent.

Perhaps, we may be able to see a pattern. Perhaps we won't see one. In any case, it will be a far more constructive use of our time than ranting about how we "wish TFSource would go out of business". I have read reports that some people have had their card compromised and NOT purchased from TFSource. Let's try to sort this out and get some facts.

If TFSource goes out of business, then it is bad news for all of us. Why? Because there will be less competition in this space and competition is good. BBTS makes it easier to cancel a pre-order than TFSource, but their prices are a bit higher. If I am certain I want something, I go with TFSource because it is usually cheaper. See? Having multiple vendors is a GOOD thing. Let's not unnecessarily cause harm.

If TFSource goes out of business over this AND it turns out they are innocent, then I will be extremely pissed off. I have purchased from TFSource MANY times. My card, to my knowledge, has not been compromised. I will keep checking up on this and let you know if that changes.

revengeofstarscream wrote:

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:And it's looking like it's TF Source's fault.

But if you are wrong then you are causing serious damage to TFSource's reputation and consequently inflicting harm on his business. This business may very well be Curt's economic livelihood. He may have a family and kids who depend on him.

How cool is it to have your own online store dedicated to Transformers? A lot of us die-hard fans would just LOVE to be able to make a living off of Transformers. Curt, in many ways, is living the dream.

Let us not persecute a potentially innocent man.

All of this premature speculation is nothing short of destructive. It is nothing but gossip at this point. Why don't we be more constructive and do what we can to help troubleshoot the matter? Why not use this forum to gather some stats on:

1) Who is receiving fraudulent ITunes/Microsoft charges
2) Who has bought from TFSource and when and how (e.g. PayPal, credit card, etc.)
3) What other sites (e.g. Amazon, IDW, BBTS, RobotKingdom) do those who have received fraudulent charges also frequent.

Perhaps, we may be able to see a pattern. Perhaps we won't see one. In any case, it will be a far more constructive use of our time than ranting about how we "wish TFSource would go out of business". I have read reports that some people have had their card compromised and NOT purchased from TFSource. Let's try to sort this out and get some facts.

If TFSource goes out of business, then it is bad news for all of us. Why? Because there will be less competition in this space and competition is good. BBTS makes it easier to cancel a pre-order than TFSource, but their prices are a bit higher. If I am certain I want something, I go with TFSource because it is usually cheaper. See? Having multiple vendors is a GOOD thing. Let's not unnecessarily cause harm.

If TFSource goes out of business over this AND it turns out they are innocent, then I will be extremely pissed off. I have purchased from TFSource MANY times. My card, to my knowledge, has not been compromised. I will keep checking up on this and let you know if that changes.

As I mentioned in my post above, please stop arguing about this. TFsource has already acknowledged that this situation occurred. There's no need to debate whether or not it happened, because it did. Where in the process the fault happened is still up for debate, but it did happen with people who shared their CC information with TFsource.

Well, for the record this won't stop me from buying for TFsource. It will, however, make me a little more careful about using my credit card online.

I actually called my credit card company about that $1 iTunes charge and they weren't very helpful. The guy told me it was probably what I'd originally thought, and doubted that they'd claim $1. Sounded pretty condescending the whole time too.

kirbenvost wrote:Well, for the record this won't stop me from buying for TFsource. It will, however, make me a little more careful about using my credit card online.

I actually called my credit card company about that $1 iTunes charge and they weren't very helpful. The guy told me it was probably what I'd originally thought, and doubted that they'd claim $1. Sounded pretty condescending the whole time too.

I explained to mine that it was the result of a site that I shop on being hacked, me finding out from a friend and a news report and that the first part of the scam was the $1 charge to see if the card was active, then the second part was to rape the account until it's closed. The guy I talked to was really helpful once I explained that and after he verified I'm who I said I was he canceled the card, said that a new one would ship tomorrow and take two days (probably business days so Monday or Tuesday at the latest) and said I'd be getting a new card number and password. It sucks that the guy you talked to was a jerk.

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Well, for the record this won't stop me from buying for TFsource. It will, however, make me a little more careful about using my credit card online.

I actually called my credit card company about that $1 iTunes charge and they weren't very helpful. The guy told me it was probably what I'd originally thought, and doubted that they'd claim $1. Sounded pretty condescending the whole time too.

I explained to mine that it was the result of a site that I shop on being hacked, me finding out from a friend and a news report and that the first part of the scam was the $1 charge to see if the card was active, then the second part was to rape the account until it's closed. The guy I talked to was really helpful once I explained that and after he verified I'm who I said I was he canceled the card, said that a new one would ship tomorrow and take two days (probably business days so Monday or Tuesday at the latest) and said I'd be getting a new card number and password. It sucks that the guy you talked to was a jerk.

I think I've spoken to the same guy in the past...if so, according to him airlines also apparently routinely charge you twice for your ticket but only claim one of the charges. That caused me to exceed my credit limit, and all I could do was wait until the unclaimed charge dropped off. Never heard of that before. Ridiculous.

I didn't ask to cancel my card, only that I was reporting an unauthorized transaction. The most he could say was that there isn't much they can do at this point. Hopefully it doesn't turn out for the worst.

Oh, I did remove all my credit card information from iTunes though. I googled it and it seems to be a very common scam in the past couple of years. Somehow they hack your iTunes account and rip you off for hundreds of dollars worth of downloads or gift cards.

kirbenvost wrote:

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Well, for the record this won't stop me from buying for TFsource. It will, however, make me a little more careful about using my credit card online.

I actually called my credit card company about that $1 iTunes charge and they weren't very helpful. The guy told me it was probably what I'd originally thought, and doubted that they'd claim $1. Sounded pretty condescending the whole time too.

I explained to mine that it was the result of a site that I shop on being hacked, me finding out from a friend and a news report and that the first part of the scam was the $1 charge to see if the card was active, then the second part was to rape the account until it's closed. The guy I talked to was really helpful once I explained that and after he verified I'm who I said I was he canceled the card, said that a new one would ship tomorrow and take two days (probably business days so Monday or Tuesday at the latest) and said I'd be getting a new card number and password. It sucks that the guy you talked to was a jerk.

I think I've spoken to the same guy in the past...if so, according to him airlines also apparently routinely charge you twice for your ticket but only claim one of the charges. That caused me to exceed my credit limit, and all I could do was wait until the unclaimed charge dropped off. Never heard of that before. Ridiculous.

I didn't ask to cancel my card, only that I was reporting an unauthorized transaction. The most he could say was that there isn't much they can do at this point. Hopefully it doesn't turn out for the worst.

Oh, I did remove all my credit card information from iTunes though. I googled it and it seems to be a very common scam in the past couple of years. Somehow they hack your iTunes account and rip you off for hundreds of dollars worth of downloads or gift cards.

I don't even have itunes. So it was pretty obvious that there was something up. I don't pay to download music.

Thanks for this info guys.

I recently made my first purchase from TFSource, so I'll be vigilant.

I do not see any odd charges on my card, but I'll be watching.

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I would just like to reiterate for those of you who are checking your credit card statements, not all credit card companies show pending charges on their online statements. You need to call the 800-number on the back of the card, speak to a representative and have them specifically look for pending charges to the account.

kirbenvost wrote:I didn't ask to cancel my card, only that I was reporting an unauthorized transaction. The most he could say was that there isn't much they can do at this point. Hopefully it doesn't turn out for the worst.

Oh, I did remove all my credit card information from iTunes though. I googled it and it seems to be a very common scam in the past couple of years. Somehow they hack your iTunes account and rip you off for hundreds of dollars worth of downloads or gift cards.

This situation has absolutely nothing to do with iTunes. You should call up your card and explicitly state that you would like to have them send you a new card with different numbers because the other card was compromised. It should be a fairly routine and simple thing. If they don't do that for you, then you ask to speak to the manager or someone that can help you.

"Worst case scenario", you call back, get someone different on the phone, and simply tell them that you "lost" your card and are concerned about the card being physically stolen. They will send you a new card.

Either way, if you had one of these bogus charges show up on your account, you MUST cancel the number and get a new one. This isn't a wait and see type-of-thing. The way hackers work ... it will just be a matter of time before your card is used for a major unauthorized purchase. I wouldn't be surprised if the cards that received "unauthorized" transactions don't end up on a hackers list somewhere that gets sent around in that black market world to other hackers.

We're here warning you now. Avoid this situation. You've got to do this, especially if your card has already received unauthorized transactions.

Just checked all my cards, and everything is OK. I tend to pay using PayPal everywhere I can, except for BBTS.

I hope TFSource weathers this well. I haven't used them yet, but I don't want to see them get hurt by a clearing house having problems. Back in June or July, the clearing house my credit union uses was broken into, and it took weeks to get it resolved.

Wow, I'd suggest that anyone that made a purchase at TFsource keep an eye on their credit card accounts. I checked mine last night and there was nothing. I checked today to find a nice $3K and change charge. Canceled my card. Can't say that I'm all that happy.

I've seen the comments back and forth in this thread. Either way, TFsource should have taken responsibility to personally notify customers of the issue, at the very least.

It happens, get over it, cancel your card, get a new one, have the charges removed due to fraud and move on