Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

By PETER SVENSSON , AP Technology Writer, Technology / Other

(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the last few years, according to data sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc.

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