From: lyger (lygerattrition.org)
Date: Mon Mar 17 2008 - 16:06:01 CDT

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http://www.wmur.com/news/15621249/detail.html

Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain announced Monday a security breach that
led to thefts of customer credit and debit card numbers.

Hannaford says the security breach affects all of its 165 stores in the
Northeast, 106 Sweetbay stores in Florida and a smaller number of
independent groceries that sell Hannaford products. The company puts the
number of unique credit and debit card numbers that were potentially
exposed to fraud at 4.2 million.

The company is currently aware of about 1,800 cases of reported fraud
related to the security breach.

The Massachusetts Bankers Association said one-third of its 200 member
banks have been contacted by Visa and MasterCard about the problem.

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