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Hackers Using Starbucks Gift Cards To Access Credit Cards
jfruh writes: Starbucks inspires loyalty among its heavy users — so much so that they're willing to connect their Starbucks gift cards and phone apps directly to their credit or debit cards, auto-refilling the balance when it runs low. But this has opened up a hole hackers can exploit. Writing about the scheme journalist Bob Sullivan says: "The fraud is a big deal because Starbucks mobile payments are a big deal. Last year, Starbucks said it processed $2 billion in mobile payment transactions, and about 1 in 6 transactions at Starbucks are conducted with the Starbucks app. Maria Nistri, 48, was a victim this week. Criminals stole the Orlando women’s $34.77 in value she had loaded onto her Starbucks app, then another $25 after it was auto-loaded into her card because her balance hit 0. Then, the criminals upped the ante, changing her auto reload amount to $75, and stealing that amount, too. All within 7 minutes."
r in ur c0ff33 nao
If police are looking for a criminal who drank $125ish of coffee in 7 minutes I'm guessing they just need to look for the crazy wired guy bouncing off the walls...
Why hackers are stupid. Stealing somebody's coffee money is one thing. Putting a $2B industry at risk will probably get you killed.
Maybe they really like coffee!
You do realize that this is Starbucks we are talking about, don't you??????
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"when my wife drives to Starbucks with me in the passenger seat"
But how do you feel about it when you sit down to pee?
You do realize that this is Starbucks we are talking about, don't you??????
Some people like overly strong coffee with redolent mud flavors and overtones of mold, you insensitive clod!
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.