Patreon laid off their security team
There seems to be some speculation that this is credit card details being hacked. Firing your _entire_ security team sounds like the sort of action taken if basic security practices are not being done. Until we know more, hold out on hiring these people.<p>Xe has commented on this and is suggesting to simply enable 2FA to deal with security concerns [1], as apparently a more measured response to security issues at Patreon. This seems to be more self-serving advice rather than good advice [2], the better suggestion would be to simply move to one of the many alternatives.<p>The assumption is that the login system is somehow insecure, instead of the bank details themselves being stored insecurely. (Hypothetically) If you suffered a large leak of payment details, when payment processing is your _main_ income revenue, and you find out your security team of X people at probably $100k+ a year for N years have done nothing to secure payment details, you too may fire them on the spot.<p>Until Patreon explain why they fired their _entire_ security team, the best advice is to remove your card details immediately. You can always add it back at a later date, or use an alternative payment processor.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xeiaso.net&#x2F;blog&#x2F;patreon-happening" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xeiaso.net&#x2F;blog&#x2F;patreon-happening</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.patreon.com&#x2F;cadey" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.patreon.com&#x2F;cadey</a><p>(Edit: As pointed out, Xe didn&#x27;t mention credit card details.)