It seems like the credit cards I use solely for online purchases (which tend to be for rod and lure making) are frequently getting hacked. Is anyone else seeing this? It has become a several times as year occurrence. I am about ready to set up a virtual card for each fishing supply vendor and see where the leak is.

I haven't but then I don't wander all over the internet looking for the best deal and then having to wonder if that is really them. All the sponsors at www.rodbuilding.org can be trusted, they have been around a decade or more, some I have done business with for closer to 22 years, no hackers here, but there are deals to be had from time to time also.

I only buy from well known sources. Not oddball and obscure. I think all my rod building vendors are from the list on the rodbuilding website, except for Versitex (but I am done using them). I try to use PayPal or Apple Pay when allowed so there do not actually get the card number. I know I was hit in the Tackleware hack from a few years back. Lure building stuff is from the usual mold makers typically, sometimes a smaller mold maker, but most are from the commonly used companies for supplies and molds. I wonder if buying from small companies sometimes means less robust security which allows for easier hacking? Probably need to only pay that way and never enter numbers directly, but a lot of small shops don’t support that.

Could be. I had two cards compromised in the last 3 months and the only things I buy with them are fishing stuff and weed. I was blaming the dispensaries but online retailers could be the real culprit. Both times the bank flagged it ASAP. Both times they were just testing small amounts.

I don't "store" my card information on ANY online transaction - EVER. Doesn't matter if it's tackle, Amazon, GrubHub, Delta, Hilton, DirecTV...whatever.

My card info isn't "saved" anywhere for this exact reason.

10 minutes ago, Glenn said:

I don't "store" my card information on ANY online transaction - EVER. Doesn't matter if it's tackle, Amazon, GrubHub, Delta, Hilton, DirecTV...whatever.

My card info isn't "saved" anywhere for this exact reason.

One look at that mustache and the hackers leave you alone anyway…it’s trustworthy!

On 4/6/2026 at 7:14 PM, dv616 said:

... I am about ready to set up a virtual card for each fishing supply vendor ...

This is the way.