Breachesby GlyphStaples
Disclosed Dec 19, 2014Confirmed
POS malware at 115 Staples stores exposes customer card data
Staples said malware deployed on point-of-sale systems at 115 of its more than 1,400 US stores may have allowed access to transaction data; the breach had first been reported under investigation in October 2014.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Happened | Aug 10, 2014 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Payment cardsNames |
| Sector | Retail · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
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History of this record
["payment-card"] to ["payment-card","names"]by backfillSource
empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-date-Report-2014.pdfby backfillSource
other to retailby seedSource
unknown to hackingby seedSource
[] to ["payment-card"]by seedSource
empty to Staples said malware deployed on point-of-sale systems at 115 of its more than 1,400 US stores may have allowed access to transaction data; the breach had first been reported under investigation in October 2014.by seedSource
empty to POS malware at 115 Staples stores exposes customer card databy seedSource
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.