No, I have never used any of those services.

All of my credit cards are managed pretty easily the old fashioned way (a box on my desk, sticky-notes, and an Excel spreadsheet). I do use cards for online purchases, but none of my cards has ever been out of my physical control/possession except while handed to a cashier. Longest time/farthest away would be when used at a restaurant.

It just seemed like a very odd coincidence that I get two cards compromised within just a few days. Now when the phone rings, my first reaction is "uh-oh...who's next?"

If it was indeed one of the big national chains used heavily for MS, I think we will hear about it here. It may or may not make the 6:00 news on TV, but I posted this thread to see if other FTers were getting the same alerts. If one of the big MS chains was hit, I assume people will be posting about that here.

The other possibility is that it wasn't a specific merchant that was hacked, it was Visa or MC or one of their contractors - or (gulp...) perhaps one of the credit reporting agencies. Wouldn't THAT be ironic if the next "Target" turned out to be Experian or Equifax? Yikes.