Staples said that malware infected the
checkout stations at 115 of its 1,400 U.S. stores. It began removing the
software in mid-September. Investigations in the meantime revealed that
shoppers who made purchases at these stores across the country going
back as far as July may have had their credit card numbers, expiration
dates, verification codes and their names stolen in the hack.
In a statement, Staples said that 1.16 million credit and debit cards may have been affected.
Michael
Regal, editor at large for Bloomberg News said on "CBS This Morning:
Saturday" that consumers should not be held responsible for any
fraudulent charges following the breach, but urged anyone who's shopped
at the store in recent months to check their credit card statements
carefully for any unusual activity.
Staples is offering free
credit monitoring, identity theft insurance and a free credit report to
any customers who used a credit or debit card at the affected stores
during the breach. It posted the specific locations and dates online.
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