Prepaid card account takeover leaves victim unable to identify how they were hacked
A prepaid card holder discovers multiple unauthorized credit, debit, and transfer transactions with no clear indication of how or when the account was compromised. Highlights weak account-takeover detection and post-incident forensics for prepaid card issuers.
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