I'd suspect the phone being tapped before Apple's system being compromised. . . Or it being a coincidence. I had a credit card I had not used in ten months compromised just last week. Apple has over 800,000,000 credit cards on file and has not had a security breach. Not even AMAZON has that many cards on file without a breach. It's one of the reasons the banks are willing to accept the security of ApplePay.
There have been reported suspected individual breaches such as yours in the past, but the banks have found the problem has always been elsewhere.
Now, exactly what "parts" could you buy from Apple. Apple does not sell "parts" locally through the Apple Store for local pick-up. In fact, Apple does not sell computers or other goods through their online store for local pickup "that day." So, now tell us, why should we believe this story????
Frankly, I dont believe a word of it!
I doubt, too, that Apple had anything to do with it. But, I don’t doubt that the card had unauthorized charges. You read about that happening all the time. Now, I also know that the card company won’t tell you where the compromise happened, even when they know it. They just won’t tell you ... SO ... people have to SPECULATE on where it happened with their card. The fact of the matter is that the customer just doesn’t know.
THAT MEANS we can’t put any solid validity to the story of the problem being with Apple ... not because “this customer” didn’t have a card problem, but rather, that it’s literally IMPOSSIBLE for him to “know” where the problem stemmed from. It’s all speculation and guessing ... :-) ...
It was just a couple of months ago, that my card was refused at a store and I called the card company. They said it had been compromised ... but ... there were no unauthorized charges on it. So, my speculation was that the card was one of those compromised at Home Depot, since I had a few charges with them and they had a big breach in security. I think the card company just took measures after the breach and replaced all those cards. That was “my speculation” as the card company WOULD NOT TELL ME!
I just check via the apple store app. It says I can order and pickup a MacBook air at my local store today.
KMA!. I needed two HDMI adaptors with 5 foot cable made by belkin. I called the store in Grand Rapids, MI who then forwarded me to the online store who
required me to purchase them then over the phone in order to reserve the parts which I needed that day and drove 60 miles to pickup.
Call me a liar? Post your email address jack ass and I’ll post the Apple store conformation email they sent once the order processed!