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NEWS ABOUT: OfficeMax

OfficeMax stories: 3 news summaries

 Your Lowly Penny 
 Can Actually Buy 
 Something 

Retailers lure back to school shoppers with 1¢ gimmick

Aug 19, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Retailers, scrambling to connect with the fragile consumer psyche, have turned to the lowly penny for a boost, offering everything from clothing to crayons for a single cent, the LA Times reports. Nearly taken out of circulation three years ago, the penny may be a lousy coin, but it’... More »

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retail • Staples • promotion • back to school • sale • Wal-Mart • OfficeMax

 Consumer
 Data Breaches
 Hit Record

Thefts, losses of confidential info has already topped 2007

Aug 26, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Theft or loss of confidential consumer information from computer databases is at a record high, with more breaches already this year than all of 2007, the Washington Post reports. Records reveal that 449 US businesses, government agencies and universities have reported data breaches this year, compared with 446 breaches involving... More »

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identity theft • TJX • data theft • BJ's Wholesale Club • Barnes & Noble • OfficeMax • Boston Market • credit card accounts • Identity Theft Resource Center • T.J. Maxx • SunGard Higher Education • Mandiant • Sports Authority

Feds Nab
11 Cybercrime Masterminds

40 million credit and debit card numbers stolen across US

Aug 5, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - An international crew of hackers who reportedly stole more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from nine US companies were indicted today in what Attorney General Michael Mukasey is calling "the single largest and most complex identity theft case that's ever charged in this country." The... More »

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credit card • hackers • cybercrime • Barnes & Noble • computers • federal authorities • debit cards • OfficeMax • Boston Market

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