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 "Staples is in the process of investigating a potential issue
involving credit card data and has contacted law enforcement,"
company spokesman Mark Cautela said in a statement late Monday.
The office-supply retailer disclosed the investigation after
security reporter Brian Krebs reported on his blog
Krebsonsecurity.com that several banks have identified a pattern of
payment card fraud suggesting that several Staples stores in
northeastern United States had succumbed to a data breach.
"We take the protection of customer information very seriously, and
are working to resolve the situation," Cautela said.
"If Staples discovers an issue, it is important to note that
customers are not responsible for any fraudulent activity on their
credit cards that is reported on a timely basis."
Staples did not provide additional details of the data breach.
Earlier this month, Sears Holdings Corp said it was the victim of a
cyberattack that likely resulted in the theft of some customer
payment cards at its Kmart stores.
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Restaurant chain Dairy Queen, owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc, also
said that it may have compromised payment card information of
customers across 46 U.S. states. Other widespread breaches include
those of Home Depot Inc, Michaels Stores Inc and Neiman Marcus.
(Reporting by Jim Finkle and Supriya Kurane; Editing by Edwina Gibbs
and Gopakumar Warrier)
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