Staples Investigating Possible Data Breach
Several big box retailers have fallen victim to data security issues in recent months, with Target, KMart, and Home Depot among the chains that have wound up in hackers’ crosshairs. Now Framingham-based office supply retailer Staples is looking into a possible credit card breach.
According to the cybersecurity writer Brian Krebs, the issue may be concentrated in the northeast.
According to more than a half-dozen sources at banks operating on the East Coast, it appears likely that fraudsters have succeeded in stealing customer card data from some subset of Staples locations, including seven Staples stores in Pennsylvania, at least three in New York City, and another in New Jersey.
Staples is working with law enforcement on the issue, according to the AP.
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