The Toronto Star reports that three major banks – CIBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Bank of Montreal, are replacing thousands of credit cards in the wake of the Winners and Homesense security breach. A source says that some fraudulent purchases have been made using cards hit by the breach.
Banks Pull Credit Cards After Security Breach
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Why did CIBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Bank of Montreal replace credit cards affected by Winners & HomeSense fraud breach, but not the other big banks? Makes no sense no pun intended