One Massive Shopping Hack - T.J. Maxxed
You've probably heard about this. What steps does your favorite retailer take to protect your credit card information?
How about your favorite online retailer? On the sites where you shop, do you keep a credit card or two "on file," to make the checkout procedure easier? If you do, make sure it's not your primary credit card or, heaven forbid, a debit card to your checking account.
Count me among the recently hacked, by the way.
I don't shop at T.J. Maxx (though my mother used to shop at the English version, which is T.K. instead of T.J), but someone cloned my credit card and used it to buy stuff at a Duane Reade in New York City a couple of weeks ago.
The credit card security department was alerted when the thief tried to make two charges at the same store, one right after the other. I've been red-flagged and declined myself when trying to do that at a grocery store (forgot the milk and eggs).