Results: Have You Been Hacked?

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benidamou

05/12/2013

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Money
1.
1.
Have you ever had your bank debit card compromised one month only to turn around and have it done again the next month after you've already gotten a new card?
Yes
9%
168 votes
No
71%
1301 votes
N/A
20%
363 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
5 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.27% 5
2.
2.
Is it too easy for hackers to steal this information these days, or is bank securities just too lax?
Too easy for hackers
29%
533 votes
Bank security too lax
12%
223 votes
A little of both
56%
1035 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
46 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.71% 13
n/a 0.27% 5
none 0.16% 3
na 0.16% 3
don't know 0.11% 2
nothing 0.05% 1
never happened to me 0.05% 1
undecided 0.05% 1
do not bank on line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0.05% 1
no 0.05% 1
hackers will keep trying, banks have to be on constant guard 0.05% 1
s 0.05% 1
that was years ago. security got more strick n at that time, they were behind me in line at the check out so. i also believe there was a scanner in the unit i used. 0.05% 1
unsure 0.05% 1
those options mean the same thing? hackers are getting better. 0.05% 1
tighten up your security, man. 0.05% 1
user error 0.05% 1
dunno, never had it done. 0.05% 1
there is constant updating by banks to try to keep ahead of criminals. 0.05% 1
neither, damn your pointed surveys! go watch fox news and save our time. 0.05% 1
bad habits by the user 0.05% 1
could be a concentrated attack on just a few people 0.05% 1
it's retailers' websites that get hacked into and credit card info is stolen from there, from what i've heard. 0.05% 1
i don't know 0.05% 1
dunno 0.05% 1
3.
3.
Who would you blame for the re-occurrence?
The hackers
40%
729 votes
The bank
33%
605 votes
Yourself for using the card online or other public places
18%
338 votes
The person in line behind you at the store you last used it
6%
114 votes
N/A
29%
532 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
26 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.26% 6
not sure 0.09% 2
all 0.09% 2
don't know 0.09% 2
it is usually family members doing the hacking in my experience 0.04% 1
the cards are easily hackable from afar with the chip technology. it's not your local bank branch's fault, it's corporate/head office decision makers who are to blame. 0.04% 1
nobody asking for id at store 0.04% 1
the user for not being careful with computer, falling for scams and other things. 0.04% 1
the companies that build huge databases with your information being used without your permission 0.04% 1
retailers and people scanning credit cards through their wallets 0.04% 1
all of the above 0.04% 1
mix of all 0.04% 1
all above 0.04% 1
a little of all parties involved 0.04% 1
1,2,and 3 0.04% 1
a little of all of that 0.04% 1
it could be a little of all the above 0.04% 1
none 0.04% 1
4.
4.
Would you stop using your card or just continue having the bank re-issue new cards as long as the problem persists?
Stop using card
31%
563 votes
Keep having bank issue card
11%
205 votes
Have bank fix problem
30%
542 votes
N/A
28%
512 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
15 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.22% 4
that is why i don't shop on line ever 0.05% 1
get a new bank 0.05% 1
i would get a wallet that can't be scanned and a credit card that look out for red flagged purchases. 0.05% 1
use a different bank 0.05% 1
get a different bank with better security precautions 0.05% 1
change banks 0.05% 1
get my money back from the bank and start an account at another bank 0.05% 1
get a new bank account 0.05% 1
i'd make a police report; chances are it's the same person or the same method each time 0.05% 1
would change banks all together 0.05% 1
time for a different bank 0.05% 1
5.
5.
Inevitably, would you change banks if it didn't stop?
Yes
56%
1037 votes
No
10%
188 votes
Undecided
17%
318 votes
Not Applicable
16%
294 votes

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