[Dataloss] Auto Parts Retailer Notifies Customers of Network Breach

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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Auto-Parts-Retailer-Notifies-Customers-of-Network-Breach/

Advance Auto Parts, a leading auto parts retailer, has begun sending 
letters to customers impacted by a data breach that may have exposed 
financial information of up to 56,000 people.

The retailer reported Monday that a "network intrusion" had exposed 
financial information and was the subject of a criminal investigation. 
Fourteen of the retailer's stores, including locations in Georgia, Ohio, 
Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, Virginia and New York, are 
believed to have been affected.

Advance Auto Parts did not specify how customer financial information had 
been revealed or how access had been gained to its network. In response to 
the incident, the company notified its credit, debit and check processors.

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