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A bit more about the stolen debit cards
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:26:49 -0500 (EST)
(forwarded from another mail list) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:42:20 -0500 Subject: A bit more about the stolen debit cards Web of intrigue widens in debit-card theft case http://news.com.com/Web+of+intrigue+widens+in+debit-card+theft+case/2100-102 9_3-6038405.html?tag=nefd.top After receiving a call from CNET News.com about the investigation into the 200,000 cancelled credit cards, a Wal-Mart media representative refused to answer questions but called attention to a statement released by the company on Dec. 2, 2005. In the statement, Wal-Mart acknowledged that credit cards used by some customers who bought gas at the company's Sam's Club stations between Sept. 21, 2005 and Oct. 2, 2005, were compromised. Many Sam's Clubs also accept debit cards. .... But the trail doesn't end with Wal-Mart, said sources close to the investigation. As investigators began to look into the recent rash of unauthorized charges, they found that a large number of people whose debit cards were compromised had one thing in common: they previously had shopped at office-supply chain OfficeMax, said a banking source familiar with the case. Two law enforcement sources also said OfficeMax is part of the investigation but did not provide details. None of the sources, who requested anonymity due to the ongoing investigation, knew for certain whether OfficeMax had suffered a security breach. "We have not suffered any security breach to our knowledge," said William Bonner, an OfficeMax spokesman, on Friday. According to one banking official close to the case, OfficeMax has been queried by at least one financial institution about the matter. "This is why we don't reveal the names to the public," said the banking official who requested anonymity. "We're not sure which customers may have been ripped off in the Wal-Mart deal or whether OfficeMax was the problem."
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