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I recently had to get a new card because the database was breached at the card issuer's servers (so for example, it could have been breached at Discover Card, Visa or Mastercard.) I have and continue to use the new card issued--I've had a card there for many, many years. Some young folks might say eons.
There was a news article on the breaches for both Discover and...I think Visa databases. That is another "hole" where your card info could have been stolen.
It also could have been stolen if Amazon's servers were breached. Various retailers have been having problems with this for quite a while. No one is immune really. All of us have to watch the charges on our cards and our statements.
My mother had a waiter add and "2" to the front of a tip. The tip was supposed to be 4 dollars and suddenly it went to 24 plus the bill. She caught it on the statement.
If you like the service, get a new card and continue to monitor things. If you don't like the way it was handled or don't want to deal with the very real reality of stolen data, go to cash whenever possible or always.
Yeah. It's a pain in the rear.
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