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Montgomery Ward didn't tell consumers about credit card hack


From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:55:53 +0000 (UTC)


http://www.wztv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/2c50aedd-www.fox17.com.shtml

The parent company of Montgomery Ward is admitting that it was hit with a 
credit card hack, but it didn't inform the customers affected.

At least 51,000 records were exposed in the breach at Direct Marketing 
Services. Company CEO David Milgrom says Citigroup detected the computer 
invasion in December. Hackers had plundered the database that holds 
account information for all of Direct Marketing Services' retail 
properties by going through another site owned by the company.

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