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title: Online transactions unsafe
date: "2000-12-23T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 2012
description: I examine the security risks of online shopping by highlighting the Egghead credit card breach. This incident raises questions about the safety of Net transactions and the vulnerability of customer data stored by major retailers.
keywords: [egghead, credit card security, data breach, online transactions, hacking, e-commerce safety]
---

Are credit card transactions on the Net safe? Egghead had their's [stolen](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20001222/tc/egghead_cracked_by_credit-card_hack_1.html).