Comments on: Geeks.com Hacked http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-129237 Ryan Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:08:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/08/geekscom-hacked/#comment-129237 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-129182" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>Wow that 800 number is worthless, they just Read you the letter that’s already available online and have no further information, they can’t even tell you what date range of customers are affected. Geeks.com can’t even close your account and of course I never received an eMail from them, go figure… sure would be nice if they send the eMail to all their users and post it on their website, instead of hiding it and trying to cover it up… Mental note to never EVER order from them again.</blockquote></div> I didn't receive an email from them either, which made me rather upset. The only thing that I can think of is that they were able to pinpoint which customers were affected, and only those were emailed. I just need to not be so lazy now and start using the virtual credit card generator that my credit card company provides, so that the numbers expire after a month. Andrew wrote:
Wow that 800 number is worthless, they just Read you the letter that’s already available online and have no further information, they can’t even tell you what date range of customers are affected. Geeks.com can’t even close your account and of course I never received an eMail from them, go figure… sure would be nice if they send the eMail to all their users and post it on their website, instead of hiding it and trying to cover it up… Mental note to never EVER order from them again.

I didn’t receive an email from them either, which made me rather upset. The only thing that I can think of is that they were able to pinpoint which customers were affected, and only those were emailed. I just need to not be so lazy now and start using the virtual credit card generator that my credit card company provides, so that the numbers expire after a month.

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-129182 Andrew Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:52:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/08/geekscom-hacked/#comment-129182 Wow that 800 number is worthless, they just Read you the letter that's already available online and have no further information, they can't even tell you what date range of customers are affected. Geeks.com can't even close your account and of course I never received an eMail from them, go figure... sure would be nice if they send the eMail to all their users and post it on their website, instead of hiding it and trying to cover it up... Mental note to never EVER order from them again. Wow that 800 number is worthless, they just Read you the letter that’s already available online and have no further information, they can’t even tell you what date range of customers are affected. Geeks.com can’t even close your account and of course I never received an eMail from them, go figure… sure would be nice if they send the eMail to all their users and post it on their website, instead of hiding it and trying to cover it up… Mental note to never EVER order from them again.

]]> By: k.s.reddy http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-129157 k.s.reddy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:25:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/08/geekscom-hacked/#comment-129157 All of us and our Governments should take necessary steps to prevent hacking. Otherwise hacking will become a common thing. All of us and our Governments should take necessary steps to prevent hacking. Otherwise hacking will become a common thing.

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-129117 Mohan Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:05:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/08/geekscom-hacked/#comment-129117 Well that just sucks, and at the bottom of the site they have the hacker safe logo...hmmm...something fishy! Well that just sucks, and at the bottom of the site they have the hacker safe logo…hmmm…something fishy!

]]> By: Transcontinental http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-129114 Transcontinental Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:22:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/08/geekscom-hacked/#comment-129114 January 9, 2008, is a Wednesday, by the way. This is really a pain, as life sometimes is, though not always. I do hope of course limited financial consequences and I guess this will be an extra lesson for never saying never. Moreover, who knows, expressed self-confidence may have teased the hacker(s). Be qualified, but don't say it too loudly. January 9, 2008, is a Wednesday, by the way.
This is really a pain, as life sometimes is, though not always. I do hope of course limited financial consequences and I guess this will be an extra lesson for never saying never. Moreover, who knows, expressed self-confidence may have teased the hacker(s). Be qualified, but don’t say it too loudly.

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/geekscom-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-129108 Andrew Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:40:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/08/geekscom-hacked/#comment-129108 Guess we should all just start paying with cash and bartering goods. Guess we should all just start paying with cash and bartering goods.

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