Staples may be the next victim in a long line of retailers to be attacked by cyber criminals. The company is working with law enforcement in the northeastern US to identify a “potential issue” with shoppers’ credit card data.
Cyber security reporter Brian Krebs, who has consulted with officials on other data breaches, discovered patterns of potentially fraudulent charges reported from “multiple banks.” According to the reports, Staples cash registers were infected by similar malware that compromised security at Target, Home Depot, and other retailers over the past year.