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Chinese crime ring steals $5M+ in gift cards from Staples via internal system

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A sophisticated Chinese crime ring exploited an internal Staples customer service system called Nexus to steal over $5 million in gift cards. The group issued more than 15,000 fraudulent gift cards, which were then used to purchase high-value items from retailers like Target, Sephora, and Lowe's before the cards could be deactivated. Homeland Security Investigations became involved after the theft, which is part of a larger pattern of gift card fraud totaling over $100 million, including a separate case where three Chinese nationals were sentenced for similar schemes. AI

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Chinese crime ring steals $5M+ in gift cards from Staples via internal system

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Oliver Haslam ·

    Chinese crime ring steals more than $5 million in gift cards from Staples customer service

    Over $5 million worth of gift cards for retailers like Target and Sephora were stolen from Staples when thieves gained access to an internal system.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chinese crime ring steals more than $5 million in gift cards from Staples customer service Over $5 million worth of gift cards for retailers like Target and Sep

    Chinese crime ring steals more than $5 million in gift cards from Staples customer service Over $5 million worth of gift cards for retailers like Target and Sephora were stolen from Staples when thieves gained access to an internal system. https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-indus…

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