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2006 — Dollar Tree: Customers of the discount store have reported money…

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Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

Customers of the discount store have reported money stolen from their bank accounts due to unauthorized ATM withdrawals. Data may have been intercepted by a thief's use of a wireless laptop computer with the thief then creating counterfeit ATM cards and using them to withdraw money. UPDATE (10/5/06): Parkev Krmoian was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly using phony ATM cards made from gift cards

Root cause

Hacking

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