Reuters - Ross-Simons, which sells specialty merchandise through retail stores and more than 60 million catalogs each year, late yesterday said a security breach could allow unauthorized access to its customers' confidential financial information.
The company -- whose products include jewelry, gifts and home decorative merchandise -- said the data breach has the potential to harm individuals who had applied for its private-label credit card.
Although the security snafu has been identified and corrected and the matter is under investigation, Ross-Simons said it may have exposed the private-label credit card numbers and other personal information of those who had applied for the cards.
"Ross-Simons has engaged an independent third party to conduct an immediate external audit of its security procedures," the company said in a statement, as the retailer continues to notify all affected customers in order to minimize their possible risks.
Officials of the Providence-based company could not immediately be reached for comment.
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