Chinese criminal group hacks Staples and issues large amount of gift cards
A Chinese criminal group hacked Staples and issued gift cards worth millions of dollars. The timing of the attack, the specific method of intrusion and the response taken have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Staples
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Gift cards worth millions of dollars issued
- Cause / method
- Gift card issuance through a hack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It was reported that a Chinese criminal group hacked Staples and issued gift cards worth millions of dollars.
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