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CA: USC warns of credit card security breach on campus

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dissent

Students and staff at USC are being advised to check their credit card statements for unauthorized charges after a security breach was discovered at some campus food outlets, including dining halls and a Starbucks.

A letter was posted on the university’s website Thursday detailing the recently identified security breach affecting credit card purchases made at food outlets on the USC University Park and Health Sciences campuses.

Read more on ABC.

The university’s notice on its web site can be found here, while its notification to the state can be found here.


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