SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Staples says that more than one million customers’ credit and debit cards may have been affected by a September data breach at a number of its stores.
In a press release, the company provided an update on the breach, saying that malware had been deployed to point-of-sale systems at 115 of Staples’ 1,400-plus U.S. stores. Two stores were impacted between July 20 and Sept. 16, while 113 were believed to be affected from Aug. 10 through Sept. 16.
In total, the company believes that 1.16 million payment cards may have been affected.
Staples has offered free identity protection services and a free credit report to customers who used a credit or debit card at one of the affected stores during those time periods.
The company also said that its investigation remained ongoing, and that it has retained outside data security experts to investigate.
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