Rigged machines steal grocery customers’ information

Published October 4, 2010 4:00am ET



Customers of Aldi supermarkets in Maryland and Virginia could be victims of identity theft, the company announced.

Rigged payment card machines were placed in stores between June and August in Northern Virginia stores and in many of Maryland’s 23 Aldi stores, according to company officials. The rigged machines stole debit and credit card information from customers across the country before the scam was discovered.

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