Breach Exposes 4.2M Credit, Debit Cards
March 17, 2008 By DAVID SHARP, Associated Press Writer(AP) -- A security breach at an East Coast supermarket chain exposed 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud, the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain announced Monday.
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Whoa thats a really pathetic security! It took 3 months to disover it and even after it was finally discovered 10 more days to plug the hole!