Noticing a pattern here--most of these posts report having their debit cards charged. Over the years, I have learned never to use a debit card as a recurring payment source: you have little-to-no recourse if your account gets hacked. Once the money's gone, it's gone. Credit cards (especially those with excellent fraud protection) and PayPal (backed up with a credit card) are much safer and if hacked can reverse charges, cancel the card and issue a new one. My son is a fraud mitigation specialist for a multinational online business, and he says this happens all the time. The victims who'd used American Express or Discover get satisfactory resolutions, but not those who'd used debit cards. Sorry this is happening to so many. (I watch my statements--and card-issuer e-mail "card not present to make a purchase" notifications like a hawk, and I double-check to see if the charges were legit or fraudulent).
I feel for those who have only debit, rather than credit, cards--I understand that is a common situation for those with no or poor credit ratings. Been there myself decades ago. Sad that cash is beginning to go the way of the dinosaurs.
