Chinese Crime Ring Steals $5 Million in Gift Cards from Staples
A sophisticated Chinese gang hacked an internal system to issue millions of dollars in gift cards for retailers like Target and Sephora.
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2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 19 Oct 2026. 404 Media published first, on 19 October at 13:23 UTC; Latest from Tom's Hardware followed 21h 26m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 20 October at 10:50 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: 404 Media, Latest from Tom's Hardware.
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- Staples
- Target
- Sephora