Sunday, June 17, 2007
I.E. & Firefox
Most alarming occurrence. My bank called - on a Sunday? It was the fraud division. There had been some "unusual" activity on my bank card and they wanted to check. First of all, I was both alarmed and pleased (relieved) that they have programs and/or people paying such close attention. Then, after recovering from the initial surprise, I listened to the items that had been red flags and indeed they were not transactions I had made. None was for a huge amount but altogether it was about a thousand dollars so it's good to have it back and any possible resulting overdrafts covered as well.
But what happened, one asks. I hadn't lost my card and I don't have a duplicate that went missing or anything. The only thing I can identify that changed, on the very day these charges began, was that I switched to Firefox for browsing and working on my blog, etc. And the very stores I browsed at, that day, were the ones that had bogus charges. There were also a few at places I've never browsed, but it's way too coincidental that Firefox and the charges began the same day I began using Firefox. It's also a real shame because I like the current Firefox's speed, interface, etc.
There were no problems with the bank's own website, thank goodness, but my card is being changed immediately (a new number to memorize) and I shall be checking my account log much more careful from now on, obviously. And, needless to say, I'm back to I.E.
By the way, have any rare readers ever experienced this with Firefox or I.E.?
But what happened, one asks. I hadn't lost my card and I don't have a duplicate that went missing or anything. The only thing I can identify that changed, on the very day these charges began, was that I switched to Firefox for browsing and working on my blog, etc. And the very stores I browsed at, that day, were the ones that had bogus charges. There were also a few at places I've never browsed, but it's way too coincidental that Firefox and the charges began the same day I began using Firefox. It's also a real shame because I like the current Firefox's speed, interface, etc.
There were no problems with the bank's own website, thank goodness, but my card is being changed immediately (a new number to memorize) and I shall be checking my account log much more careful from now on, obviously. And, needless to say, I'm back to I.E.
By the way, have any rare readers ever experienced this with Firefox or I.E.?
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| posted by jau at 4:25 PM
jau — at 1:15 AM, June 18, 2007:
| posted by jau at 4:25 PM
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jau — at 1:15 AM, June 18, 2007:
If this had happened at home, I'd have had the same concerns you mention, ian, but it was at work where we have firewalls that have great-grandchildren firewalls. I mean, isn't it just impossibly coincidental that I'd be browsing in Firefox all day, looking at some specific sites, and fraudulent charges appear for those sites that very day? I'll definitely mention it to our IT dept. and to Firefox but it's very very strange. Maybe there's some other explanation!
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You might notify the Firefox development team, though. Just in case.
Ian
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