Did You Shop at Target?

by LA Ferguson

Between November 27^th and December 15^th, 40 million credit and debit cards may have been compromised in every US Target. If your answer is yes, you should assume you’re at risk and keep a close eye on your account statements. 

It’s not clear whether every Target store was affected, but one credit card issuer says it’s seeing signs of fraud all over the United States, according to Krebs on Security. You’re not in any danger if you shopped at Target’s website, or one of the company’s Canadian stores.

Target’s Breach

Target states hackers have accessed customer’s names, credit card or debit card numbers along with expiration dates and CVV security codes. Krebs on Security reports that the thieves accessed data from the magnetic stripes stored on the back of credit and debit cards.

With the magnetic stripe data thieves can create counterfeit payment cards. The attackers could withdraw cash from ATMs if they have PIN data information from debit transactions, Krebs on Security notes.

The most alarming thing about this breach is the theft appears to involve tampering with the payment machines customers use to swipe their cards when making purchases. For the thieves to compromise the payment terminals on such an incredibly large scale, makes this breach widely suspicious. 

If you find any fraudulent activity, follow these steps:

 

1.) Call your financial institution immediately and report any fraud or suspicious activity of any amount.

2.) Report any detected fraud to the Federal Trade Commission online here or by calling 877-438-4338. 

3.) Place a fraud alert on your credit report. Doing so is free and the alert is active for 90 days. You can always renew the alert. The three nationwide credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and Transunion.

4.) You can also place a security freeze on your credit report. This would prohibit a credit reporting agency from releasing information without your prior consent.  

Krebs on Security comments that automatic fraud detection could fail if the thieves are able to localize the stolen card details and make purchases near where cardholders live. The only guaranteed way to avoid fraud is to cancel your card and get a new card number, but that might not be necessary if you keep a close watch on your statements. Report even the smallest of activity.

The Secret Service is investigating the fraud due to the large-scale of the credit card data hacking. Target has hired a third party forensics firm to investigate. Click here to read Target's Official Statement 

As a general rule, you should get a copy of your credit report periodically by visiting AnnualCreditReport.com or calling (877) 322-8228.

Is this Family Feud Contestant a Racist?

by LA Ferguson

Despite the rise in interest with Zombies, due to the success of the hit AMC's show "The Walking Dead".

Not everyone has been bitten by the Zombie bug and understand the fictitious undead creatures.

On a recent episode of "Family Feud," host Steve Harvey asked contestants to describe the characteristic of a zombie. 

One contestant quickly buzzed in and shouted out: "black." Looking very confused and clearly offended Harvey replied, "They're black? OK."  

The crowed erupted in laughter. The contestant appeared flustered but started clapping her hands and shouting "it's up there, it's up there." Harvey's muttered "You shut up lady." 

Obviously her answer wasn't on the board, but her opponent's non-racial answer, "they move slow," got the win.


Do you think the woman's comment qualifies as being racist?

For what ever reason that made me thing about Key and Peele's hilarious skit about racist Zombies. 

Check out both of the clips below:

Family Feud 

Racist Zombie

Must See Breaking Bad Alternate Ending … It Was All A Dream?

Fans of AMC’s hit series Breaking Bad continue to feel lost without their series, but recently an alternate ending has popped up online.

Sadly, it was quickly yanked down from YouTube by Sony Pictures for copywrite infringement but I found where you can still view it.

The alternative ending appears in the Breaking Bad: The Complete Series DVD box set. The leaked video opens with a scene of Heisenberg telling someone to say his name, but it is all a dream.

Bryan Cranston frantically awakes as Hal, the character he made popular from the successful Fox sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle.”

In the clip, Hal sheepishly tells his wife Lois, played by Jane Kaczmarek, about his horrible nightmare. She tells him “it’s because he ate too many fried Twinkies before bed."

He explains his dream was about him being a world class chemist that cooks meth. Lois sarcastically laughs and reminds him that “he can’t cook anything.”

He continues to describe the dream and describes Dean Norris’ Hank Schrader as “a policeman or DEA who was my brother or something. He looked like the guy from The Shield.”

He described Aaron Paul’s Jesse as “a little guy, a waif, a man-child, a kid who always looked like he was wearing his older brother’s clothes and always use the B-word a lot. He would say thing like Yo B-word or Yay science B-word!”

He tells her that he had a shaved head, was married to a tall beautiful blonde and kills people with bombs. Lois laughs and tells him to dream he could hurt anyone. She tells him to go back to sleep. He says “Good night Skylar.” 

The camera pans away from them and towards another part of the bedroom. You see Heisenberg’s famous black hat perch on a chair. 

The video is reportedly an extra for the Breaking Bad box set. On the heels of this leak I came across the first unboxing of the Breaking Bad box set. 

Who better than Vince Gilligan the creator of Breaking Bad to introduce us to this spectacular series box set, it’s available on DVD or Blu-ray on November 26.   

Enjoy!

Click here and scroll down to the end of the new page to view the forbidden video

Breaking Bad- Alternate Ending 

 

Click here to view the unboxing

Breaking Bad Unboxing