More cybercrime, these guys are alwaystrying to stay ahead of the good guys in cybersecurity, Staples have announced that malware deployed at 115 of its stores nationwide gave hackers access to some 1.16 million customers’ payment cards. If news of a Staples hack sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Back in October, the company revealed that it was investigating a possible breach, after several banks identified a pattern of credit card fraud linked to Staples stores.
Now, Staples explains that the malware targeted stores’ point-of-sale machines which “may have allowed access to some transaction data at affected stores, including cardholder names, payment card numbers, expiration dates, and card verification codes.