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Published in TZ Latest News 21 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Card Fraud Spike Alters Grocery Store Gift Card Policy

A Washington, D.C.-area grocery story chain is only allowing customers to purchase reloadable or prepaid gift cards with cash or bank PIN-based debit due to a significant increase in credit card fraud.

Brian Krebs reported the change to grocer Giant Food’s policy yesterday (April 20) on his cybersecurity blog Krebs on Security.

Giant Food provided a statement about the change, which went into effect last month, stating:

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