Check card info hacked or stolen

[peano]

I was using a check card to autopay my Dish Network bill. They are the ONLY retailer that has the number. I have never used the card for any other purchase with any other company.

So someone at Dish stole the info or their server was hacked. My guess is the former.

My bank is conducting a thorough investigation and they can see I have only ever used the card for Dish Network with the transaction history.

I wonder if Dish will cooperate.

[dare2be]

That sucks. I had my CC skimmed at a local retailer last year. Then 3 weeks later my new card with a different number was also compromised. Based on that and the little use the 2nd card had, the police were able to narrow it down to just 2 different possible locations.

[RaymondG@Dish Network]

DISH Network takes these claims very seriously, and we are more than happy to assist in any way that we can. Please send me a PM with your phone or account number so I may review your account. Thank you!

[lakebum431]

So you haven't ever used it as a debit are either?

[Yespage]

So you haven't ever used it as a debit are either?

Yeah. I have an extremely difficult time believing that peano has never used that card anywhere else. Just because the number isn't stored online or assigned to an account doesn't mean it isn't out there, ready to be hacked away. A number of companies have been cracked where the crackers (hacker is a term for something else) stole database info that stored purchase data and whatnot.

[Tampa8]

It would be rare (but not unheard of) for someone to never use a card anywhere at anytime but for payment to one company.

[Neutron]

This is why we use one of my low limit credit cards just for our DISH autopay. I never trust any company with my debit card info for autopay.

[peano]

Yeah. I have an extremely difficult time believing that peano has never used that card anywhere else. Just because the number isn't stored online or assigned to an account doesn't mean it isn't out there, ready to be hacked away. A number of companies have been cracked where the crackers (hacker is a term for something else) stole database info that stored purchase data and whatnot.

I have NEVER used it anywhere else!! I got the card specifically to use for Dish Network and only Dish Network.

[peano]

This is why we use one of my low limit credit cards just for our DISH autopay. I never trust any company with my debit card info for autopay.

That is what I am going to try next.

[Yespage]

I have NEVER used it anywhere else!! I got the card specifically to use for Dish Network and only Dish Network.

Fine, just sounds unusual. There is one other source of the security break, the bank itself.