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[jeanlake]

Again, sorry for your hassle. Always feel better when I change my passwords, etc. My bank calls it a SPEND card -- but other banks may call it something else. But it's a debit card you load and isn't tied to bank account. I can transfer from checking or savings to SPEND card online. Works for me. 

[jeanlake]

@Anonymous032819 My bank fraud department checked it out. Yes, for some reason, while watching You Tube, someone was able to gain access to my debit card info stored on QVC. I didn't want to get specific, but that's what happened. New card issued and changed all passwords.

So, even though you're not buying it, do be aware. Bank said we need to check our bank account statements weekly instead of monthly. There's that much fraud going on.  

[Anonymous032819]

Sorry, but there is no way that they can "access you card" just by simply watching videos on YouTube.

If that were the case, it would be all over the news.

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@jeanlake wrote:

@Anonymous032819 My bank fraud department checked it out. Yes, for some reason, while watching You Tube, someone was able to gain access to my debit card info stored on QVC. I didn't want to get specific, but that's what happened. New card issued and changed all passwords.

So, even though you're not buying it, do be aware. Bank said we need to check our bank account statements weekly instead of monthly. There's that much fraud going on.  

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@jeanlake 

It sounds more like some fraudster on YouTube used cookies to track you...and then followed you to QVC and found a security breach or possibly hacked QVC's website to gain access to your credit card that was stored......

BTW my sister's "Spend Card" was hacked .... they attempted to purchase over $600 worth of stuff at Best Buy and her bank caught it....so "Spend  Cards" arent all that safe....

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@jeanlake 

Were you viewing YouTube on your phone perhaps? And do you have the QVC App on your phone?  And does your phone have malware/virus protection? 

This is what a Tech Site said---

Non-encrypted websites, such as YouTube, can be used as a tool for hackers to gain access to your smartphone or another Android device. Unencrypted YouTube video streams can be filled with malicious code, which will allow the hacker to gain control over the computer, smartphone, or other device, unbeknownst to the user.

Hackers sometimes set their sights on a specific target. When this person is targeted, the hacker finds a way to physically access their device. YouTube videos are one way in which hackers can physically access the smartphone or another Android device of a targeted victim. A hacker can simply insert malicious code into an unencrypted YouTube video that the victim may watch and, when watched, the code makes its way onto the device of the victim. This allows the hacker to gain access to all of the information on the device.