Staples detected that criminals credit card details have been stolen from 115 physical stores in the United States. In total, the data of more than a million credit cards stolen, according to research.
The theft of credit card information was at the end of september already discovered and by Staples in October announced. After investigation by security experts show that a total of 115 stores in the United States are affected by malware on payment terminals, as has the format itself is published. With this malware allowed credit card information to be intercepted.
In total, the data of possible 1.16 million customers stolen. That number is based on the transactions that are registered in the affected stores at the time that the malware on the payment terminals was installed. Staples has a list posted online with the affected stores and the dates on which the malware on the payment terminals was.
Customers who think that they are affected by the theft are encouraged to use their creditcardafschrijvingen. About the possible perpetrators was by Staples, nothing is said.