Hope you guys can follow...I'm really stumped by this and am looking for a little insight.
On the evening of the 21st I placed an order for photos through iPhoto. I have one-click ordering turned on, so it was a quick process.
Then, on the 27th I received a phone call from a web hosting company. They called to ask if I had any questions regarding my recent hosting package purchase. Problem is - I never ordered a web hosting package from this company, or any company for that matter. This company had my name, address, phone number, credit card number...everything. My credit card was charged $119 for the web hosting package. Needless to say, I had the service rep kill the package purchase as fraudulent. I hung up with him and called the credit card company to cancel the account to prevent any other purchases.
So, what does this have to do with my mac. Well, I've not lost my credit card, it's never left my side, which means someone got my information through some online purchase. The only purchase I've made through any online system is through iPhoto. All the information that I have for my Apple ID account is the same that the guy had from the web hosting company.
So this means one of two things:
- iPhoto is not a secure method for ordering photos.
- I have some type of infection on my system (spyware, etc) that has captured my info. I find this to be highly unlikely but it's the only thing I can think of.
System specifics:
- OS X 10.4.2
- 15" PB (Rev. D)
- browser: Firefox 1.0.4
- SBC Yahoo DSL (2Wire DSL modem - firewall turned on)
- Linksys WRT54G wireless router (firewall turned on)
Any thoughts about how this could possibly happen. Are iPhoto purchases secure...should I be looking somewhere else for how my info was stolen.
I'm at a complete loss as to how this could happen.
Thanks.
B
On the evening of the 21st I placed an order for photos through iPhoto. I have one-click ordering turned on, so it was a quick process.
Then, on the 27th I received a phone call from a web hosting company. They called to ask if I had any questions regarding my recent hosting package purchase. Problem is - I never ordered a web hosting package from this company, or any company for that matter. This company had my name, address, phone number, credit card number...everything. My credit card was charged $119 for the web hosting package. Needless to say, I had the service rep kill the package purchase as fraudulent. I hung up with him and called the credit card company to cancel the account to prevent any other purchases.
So, what does this have to do with my mac. Well, I've not lost my credit card, it's never left my side, which means someone got my information through some online purchase. The only purchase I've made through any online system is through iPhoto. All the information that I have for my Apple ID account is the same that the guy had from the web hosting company.
So this means one of two things:
- iPhoto is not a secure method for ordering photos.
- I have some type of infection on my system (spyware, etc) that has captured my info. I find this to be highly unlikely but it's the only thing I can think of.
System specifics:
- OS X 10.4.2
- 15" PB (Rev. D)
- browser: Firefox 1.0.4
- SBC Yahoo DSL (2Wire DSL modem - firewall turned on)
- Linksys WRT54G wireless router (firewall turned on)
Any thoughts about how this could possibly happen. Are iPhoto purchases secure...should I be looking somewhere else for how my info was stolen.
I'm at a complete loss as to how this could happen.
Thanks.
B