MA: Freedom Credit Union warns customers of data breach

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http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/freedom_credit_union_warns_cus.html?category=Business+category=Chicopee+category=Crime+category=Franklin%20County+category=Northampton+category=Springfield

Freedom Credit Union is warning customers of a security breach whereby 
debit card data was electronically captured by individuals who may have 
used it in a counterfeit scheme.

"We have been notified that your Debit card number was one of several 
obtained during the arrest and indictment of individuals in Eastern Europe 
and the United States," reads a June 27 letter from Freedom Credit Union 
to certain customers.

In response, the credit union has issued new debit cards and PIN numbers 
to affected customers.

Allen W. Reed, the credit union's information technology administrator, 
could not say today how many cards were involved.

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