Aldi warns customers of potential credit card breach

Aldi became the latest retailer to warn consumers about a potential breach of credit card information at its stores. Unlike other consumer alerts involving stolen card numbers, the warning from Aldi's management team suggested that the company had fallen victim to a scheme usually reserved for ATM machines and automated gas pumps.

According to company officials, credit card skimming devices were discovered on point-of-sale terminals at Aldi stores in at least 11 states. In a statement to the media, Aldi spokesperson Terry Pfortmiller noted that a thorough investigation conducted in partnership with state and federal law enforcement found none of the company's employees at fault for the potentially stolen account information.

Although the devices found attached to the grocery chain's point of sale terminals were capable of transmitting customer account information to third parties, investigators have not yet determined whether any credit card accounts have yet been affected. Company officials advised customers to monitor their debit and credit card statements for fraudulent charges, and to request replacement credit cards from their issuing banks.