Seattle dance instructor warns other business owners to watch out for hackers during pandemic
Businesses across western Washington are closed as the coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to stay home, but that hasn't stopped criminals from targeting shuttered businesses.
Lita Hoke is in the business of spreading sunshine through her Polynesian dance school, Sunshine From Polynesia. The school teaches all kinds of Polynesian dancing and drumming.
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The school has been closed for months due to the pandemic, so Hoke was surprised when angry emails and calls started coming in last Sunday.
“I answered the phone and the person was like 'what kind of business do you have? You've stolen from me,'” Hoke said. The calls became even more heated.
"The second person who called was swearing at me and angry on the phone,” she said.
The strangers were accusing Hoke of charging their credit cards through her Square account. She set up the account years ago when people would hire dancers to perform and they wanted to pay with a credit card.
Hoke tried to get into the account and realized it had been hijacked by criminals.
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