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Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP) said data from 14 of its stores may have been affected by a network intrusion, potentially compromising financial information of up to 56,000 customers.

The Roanoke, Va., auto-parts chain notified its credit, debit and check processors and also started sending letters directly to affected customers it has been able to identify.

Advance Auto also said it is working with law enforcement officials conducting a criminal investigation and hired a third-party security expert to pursue its own probe.

The company is offering affected customers a credit monitoring product from a national agency free for one year.

-Melissa Korn; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com

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