Stolen Best Buy passwords being used to buy stuff

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Suzanne Choney

If you've got an online account with Best Buy, it might be best to change your password ASAP: hacking attempts of accounts on BestBuy.com are on the rise, and the retailer has alerted affected?customers about the problem, via an email.?

On Best Buy's customer?discussion board, a thread called "Account hacked" shares the tales of some?who have been victims of the hack:

My account was just hacked on the 9th. Ordered 6 XBOX/PSN cards totalling $300.?Couldn't verify the orders I guess w the ID code on the credit card is my guess.

Another customer posted July 11:

This happened to me tonight.?Luckily I canceled the order right away. I changed my BB password and I think I'm probably going to remove my card from the online ordering so no one can place an order with automatic payment. I thought it was odd an online account that I haven't used or accessed since december of last year was compromised. Now I'm starting to see a pattern. I'm just glad I didn't have to pay for the $200 worth of psn/itunes cards they ordered.

Best Buy started notifying customers by email last week about the problem. Its email said, in part:?

We are currently investigating increased attempts by hackers around the world to access accounts on?BestBuy.com?and other online retailers? e-commerce sites. These hackers did not take username/password combinations from any Best Buy system; they appear to be using combinations taken elsewhere in an attempt to gain access to?BestBuy.com?accounts. ?

The company goes on to say that if you've received?this email, "your?account may have been accessed by these hackers. We are taking action now to help protect your account; we have disabled your current password, and ask that you take a few minutes to reset it. "

We've asked Best Buy for additional comment and will update this post if we hear back.

Here's the email that the company has been sending to customers whose accounts have been compromised:

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