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Hershey Park Investigates Card Fraud Pattern

Summary: Hershey Park hired an external security firm to investigate reports from multiple financial institutions of a possible credit card breach tied to its Pennsylvania properties. Sources at three banks detected a pattern of fraudulent charges on cards used at Hershey food and beverage outlets, ticketing stations and the Hershey Lodge between mid-March and late May 2015.

Why it matters: Three separate financial institutions spotted the fraud pattern before the park confirmed anything publicly, which means card issuers - not the merchant - are often the first to detect a breach at your business.

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