A number of banks have identified a pattern of fraudulent credit and debit card activity that appears to point back to Staples outlets in the northeastern U.S. Its news to Staples, though, which is apparently investigating the issue. Security analyst: As an industry, we have to do better and get ahead of the attackers. Retailers especially need to take the necessary steps to identify breaches and malware in their environments, said Tripwire security analyst Tim Erlin. It also means that at least some of the credit cards involved in the breach have already been dumped and sold in underground forums.”]