Chinese Crime Ring Allegedly Hacked Staples to Steal $5 Million in Gift Cards
An alleged Chinese organized crime group breached Staples' internal customer service system, issued over $5 million in gift cards for retailers such as Target and Sephora, and used some of the funds to buy more than $400,000 in products, including Apple items.
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| Oct 21, 10:22 AM | inc.com | Hackers Hijacked a System Retailers Trust. Now Staples Faces a $5 Million Loss |
| Oct 20, 10:15 AM | gizmodo.com | Chinese Crime Ring Allegedly Hacked Staples to Mint $5 Million in Gift Cards |
| Oct 20, 3:50 AM | tomshardware.com | Chinese crime ring steals more than $5 million in gift cards from Staples customer service |
| Oct 19, 7:59 AM | 404media.co | The Staples Gift Card Heist |
| Oct 19, 6:23 AM | 404media.co | How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions |
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- remove 2026-10-20 — removed “People Are Using 'AI Decompiling' to Hack Their Things”. An article on AI decompiling is unrelated to the Staples gift-card hack.