184 million accounts just leaked, yours could be next

Kim Komando ^ | May 31, 2025 | By Kim Komando

[HonkyTonkMan]

Kim has turned into the Motley Fool of technology - all sensationalism, little detail, oh and buy whatever product i’m selling these days.

[Brian Griffin]

The key is to block improper money flow.

I sanded off the expiration date and CVV of my credit card.

It pretty much couldn’t be used online by any thief.

[Brian Griffin]

Each financial statement might list codes that expire 60 days after the statement date.

Each transfer of a significant amount might require the one-time use of one of those codes.

[Bon of Babble]

After my credit card numbers were used at a gambling facility in Florida (I live in California) - and Thank God my bank notified me as it was happening - I had a “high alert” put on my accounts.

Idiot was making repeated $750 bets at a sports betting venue - made another one while the bank was canceling my account. Got all my $$ back, had to change everything, which was a real pain b/c I have auto pay on several things.

Have NO idea how/where my credit card numbers, etc., were breached but I am now on high alert and change my passwords every few months.

[Brian Griffin]

A federal tax of up to 99 cents might identify the coountry to which I’m flying.

ticket price ends in:

00 - NE US
01 - SE US
02 - MW US
03 - SC US
04 - NW US
05 - SW US
06 - UK
07 - FR
08 - Spain
09 - Italy
10 - Germany

Airplane and hotel money might be held at my bank until I physically give the hotel or airline a credit card.

[Brian Griffin]

Many large companies probably probably have foreign spies on the payroll.

[Brian Griffin]

Bank cards might have two numbers - the one that you see (and would use online) and another that you don’t see.

[catnipman]

clickbait: posted here multiple times already, AND passwords stolen months ago with discovery weeks ago ...

btw, forbes say 19 BILLION passwords compromised:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/05/06/new-warning-—19-billion-compromised-passwords-create-hacking-arsenal/

[redfreedom]

Thanks!

It worked for me too. Think I’ll change my password anyway to something several characters long and complicated.

[KittyKares]

Thanks!

It worked for me too. Think I’ll change my password anyway to something several characters long and complicated.
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Great! Might not be a bad idea to me to change the password, too.

[Drew68]

Twice now I've gotten "data leak settlements" emails that turned out to be real money. Once for only about $9 but most recently I received a MasterCard with $23 on it.

Do your due diligence in investigating these emails. You might be leaving money on the table.

[Bikkuri]

Hmm.. I wonder if this is why my credit union forced me to change the password...

[dayglored]

Scary ad for another password manager, with some advice ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to MikelTackNailer for the ping.

[GOPJ]

Google and Apple both offer built-in password managers. But are you really comfortable trusting the same companies that monetize your data with your most sensitive logins? Here’s what makes this breach different This was a perfect storm for credential stuffing. That’s when criminals take one exposed password and try logging into thousands of other accounts. If you’ve ever reused a password, you’re vulnerable.

For the most part I write passwords in books... 'for the most part'....

[dayglored]

It's not hard.

• Use a good, reputable password manager program.

• Use strong passwords, 12+ characters, randomized.

• Don't ever use the same password in different accounts or websites.

• Use 2FA/MFA (like a code sent to your phone or email).

• If you get suspicious messages (email, text) about an account, change its password.

• Apply constant Situational Awareness. Suspect everything you don't expect.

[Chickensoup]

I have dashlane

Not impressed

[Chickensoup]

I have dashlane

Not impressed

[Poser]

Hertz sent me an actual authorized email to make me eligible for “skip the counter” last week. It contained a QR code to their site. Hertz had been hacked so my card had to be cancelled and replaced. Of course it was the one card that I use for all of the vendors I use, like Amazon, airlines, storage, Netflix, Xfinty, and a long list of others that get monthly or annual payments. That’s twice in two years. Fortunately, Capital One caught both of them immediately and I paid for nothing. Just the same, I had to spend hours each time updating payment methods on my vendors. I now have saved a complete list of vendors to update the next time.

[minnesota_bound]

#58 do what I do and create a doc with all your accounts with the full bank account and credit card #’s and logins. Save on your computer. Safe as can be.... : )
I print out my accounts and store the paper somewhere safe.

I use the 2 factor method for the bank and credit cards but that won’t stop the gas station people from skimming your account and sending it to many crooks so they can start buying stuff with your money! That has happened to me at ARCO in California.

Use 1 thru 8 for a password.
It is so simple that crooks won’t believe it....

[dennisw]

I have never used a third party password manager. I don’t like doing this, but I let Chrome, Edge, Brave browsers manage me passwords on each commuter by itself. IOW Chrome on computer A, does not know what passwords Chrome on computer B is managing. I never opt for synching me passwords across all devices. I see this option all the time.

Synching means in the cloud. I don’t want my passwords in the so called cloud. Though I suspect Chrome/Google is doing this anyway.