Firm’s System Hacked to Tap Credit Data
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From Associated Press
A hacker who gained access to millions of credit card numbers apparently did it by breaking into a computer system at a company that handles transactions for catalog companies and other direct marketers.
Data Processors International, based in Omaha, said “an unauthorized outside party” had tapped into its computer system, prompting a criminal investigation.
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