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Well, I did order a new card; it's the bank's policy in these cases.
How the thief got my info: there are two options I can think of.
1) When I destroyed my previous card (when it expired), I may not have destroyed it well enough. I cut it into small bits, which should be enough. I suppose it is theoretically possible that someone picked all the parts from my trash, rebuild the card, and (using common sense) thought up the expiry date. Possible, but unlikely. The card expired months ago, so why the long wait?
2) Someone broke into a database from two of the webshops I order stuff from. These are pretty much the only websites (or even shops in general) I've ever used my credit card with.
I thought of the possibility of physical theft, but the card is still there, and I typically/always keep it in my wallet, in my pocket. I've thought of one of those keylogger virii, but I scan regularly using various programs (norton AV, spyware S&D, ad-aware, and I use Sygate personal firewall software). But the problem is: I haven't used my credit card since may, so keyloggers can't have gotten the details recently.
I think I've got a mystery on my hands...
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