rusty1027 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh boy, you sure told me, didn't ya? I'm not laughing so much at someone else's misfortune as I am laughing at the inexorable forward progress of time that continues to prove my point time and time again. What point do you even have to prove? Everyone with a credit/debit card knows that storing your information online is one of the ways to get your information stolen. Why don't you do something useful and start spreading the news that your information is pretty much never safe? Someone can steal your credit card information just by standing next to you while your card is in your pocket. Unless you have nothing to steal, you're probably going to regret laughing and acting smug one day. You liked someone's post mocking others for their "it can't happen to me" attitudes yet you have such an attitude yourself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 What point do you even have to prove? Everyone with a credit/debit card knows that storing your information online is one of the ways to get your information stolen. You mean this thread that I made back in November? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sir_Bee Posted January 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Calling me an asshole is uncalled for. I'm not laughing so much at someone else's misfortune as I am laughing at the inexorable forward progress of time that continues to prove my point time and time again. You are correct, calling you an asshole was likely a bit harsh so I am sorry for that, Let me reword it slightly. Laughing at someones misfortune (or whatever justification you want to come up with to hide the fact that you are laughing because you think you were right and he was wrong), makes you appear like an asshole, and it is completely un-needed, even if you are 'right'/ Edited January 8, 2016 by Sir_Bee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildenmagier Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Use a prepaid credit card and you're good. I repeat this all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty1027 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 You mean this thread that I made back in November? What about it? I'd rather not look at your threads. I guess you're trying to tell me that people in there may have incorrectly thought that their information is safe online? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAskHole Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) How can you be sure the "psn down" is related to your acc hacked? When hackers do DDoS, they usually get TONS of accounts, not only one. It's coincidence for sure, no news of hacked accounts. Edited January 8, 2016 by ivangutjahr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I'm gonna go ahead and leave this link about security (specifically the part about credit card security) for people to check out: http://www.trutv.com/shows/adam-ruins-everything/blog/adams-sources/adam-ruins-security.html And if you want to watch the whole episode on security, here you go: http://www.trutv.com/full-episodes/adam-ruins-everything/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 What about it? I'd rather not look at your threads. I guess you're trying to tell me that people in there may have incorrectly thought that their information is safe online? Read it or don't, not my problem. I'm just pointing out I've said once before that saving your credit card data online as a matter of convenience and expediency is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot. The Xmas flaw with Steam and people like the example in my own thread only serve to prove my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Shadow170 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I use cash for everything and if i used a creditcard psn is the last place i'd put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Hyper Balls Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 It is best to change your password every 6 months to a year, I don't think it was Psn, sucks someone got a hold of your card though. I had that happen at target and home depot, luckily it wasn't used against me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
closertim Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 So basically don't buy anything because there may be consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty1027 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Read it or don't, not my problem. I'm just pointing out I've said once before that saving your credit card data online as a matter of convenience and expediency is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot. The Xmas flaw with Steam and people like the example in my own thread only serve to prove my point. But as I've said, just about everyone already knows this. There's no reason to be trying to prove this well-known fact for the nth time, especially here of all places. Why are you only talking about the dangers of storing information online when there's plenty of other dangers other posters brought up? You're going to fool people into thinking that that's the only way to have your information stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervsys Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Still safer than those god damn MTA machines.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Why are you only talking about the dangers of storing information online when there's plenty of other dangers other posters brought up? You're going to fool people into thinking that that's the only way to have your information stolen. Because storing your information online is a deliberate act on your part that's completely optional and opens up a security hole that doesn't need to be open. That's something you can control and not give someone an opportunity to steal it. On the other hand, what you described is outside of your personal control. You can't get anywhere in the world without some sort of ID and a form of payment. Someone scanning your wallet is outside of your control, not every place accepts personal checks, and carrying a wad of cash in public is less secure than a credit card because once it's lost/stolen it's gone forever, whereas a credit card you can at least get fraudulent charges nulled. You have to control what you can and manage what you can't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbdbh Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I use a separate credit card for buying stuff online - there's always just enough funds on it to buy what I want. So, if it gets hacked, well good job, you've earned my 0,4$! You've earned a trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevieboy Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 How can you be sure the "psn down" is related to your acc hacked? When hackers do DDoS, they usually get TONS of accounts, not only one. It's coincidence for sure, no news of hacked accounts. You should realise that a DDoS is completely different from a hack, and a DDoS will NEVER result in any account info being leaked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubanga Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 This is why you take off your card before hackers say they are going to take the psn down. Yes it might just be a DDos attack but you never know with sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty1027 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 This is why you take off your card before hackers say they are going to take the psn down. Yes it might just be a DDos attack but you never know with sony. Unfortunately you're still not completely safe even if you do that. If you've ever used your credit card with Sony, you have to be on the lookout no matter what. Like all companies you've used your credit card with, your information is stored somewhere for their safekeeping, hopefully not in plain text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy_rules Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I would have thought that as soon as you use your credit/debit card on PSN then that is it, it is stored forever on their servers, regardless of whether you keep the details saved on your account. I am pretty sure that every purchase I have ever made online using my credit card, has all the my card details stored on that companies server just waiting to be accessed by a hacker. If you get paranoid just get your bank to send you a new card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A12 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I've seen 0 fraudulent activity relating to the latest PSN outage.Bank's have Fraud Protection...Stop spreading misinformation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubanga Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) I've seen 0 fraudulent activity relating to the latest PSN outage. Bank's have Fraud Protection... Stop spreading misinformation. He was just warning people that it could have been connected with the outage. No need to act like a douche about it. Edited January 8, 2016 by Kubanga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koori504 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Is keeping PayPal a good idea rather than the CC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JapanimeGamer Posted January 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Before you be an asshole and laugh at someones misfortune, make sure you are actually laughing at them for the right thing. This is very unlikely to have come from PSN. And yes, I remember the other conversation, and yes, I still think you are an asshole for laughing at other people ... This 100%. Based on other replies of his in other threads over the past months I don't think anyone is surprised in the slightest. Edited January 8, 2016 by JapanimeGamer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) what? you go out and buy your psn cards? you know you just buy the digital codes on amazon right? it takes like 5 seconds.... And another reason so many stores are shutting down. I prefer to buy stuff from a store as I am tired of driving down streets and seeing nothing but closed down buildings. It is all a trickle down effect. BUilding closes, people lose jobs, those people can't afford to buy things so that affects other stores etc etc etc. No I can walk the couple of minutes to somewhere and pick up a card. I mean they sell them pretty much everywhere. Edited January 8, 2016 by Dr_Mayus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy_rules Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Is keeping PayPal a good idea rather than the CC? That is a good question. You are basically asking who is going to protect your credit card details the best. PayPal or PSN. Unfortunately the answer is you cannot rely on either of them. All you can console yourself with (if you need consoling ) is that both companies will be doing their best (cost effective) way to keep your details safe, unlike smaller/medium sized companies. Remember to always give your bank a job to do. Tell them you want to limit your credit cards to certain transactions e.t.c If they don't offer that service then tell them you are switching bank, and then switch to someone who does. And remember you can always ask your bank to send you a new card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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