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title: Firefox Closes e-Store Following Security Breach
description: Firefox Closes e-Store Following Security Breach
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# [Firefox Closes e-Store Following Security Breach](https://www.ironpaper.com/current/2009/08/firefox-closes-e-store-following-security-breach)

 Written by [Ironpaper](https://www.ironpaper.com/current/author/admin) | Aug 7, 2009 3:17:10 AM

Firefox quickly closed its Mozilla Store after discovering that a vendor it hiring to run backend operations, GatewayCDI in St. Louis, had experienced a security breach. The vendor specializes in promotional products distributor and incentive company. This was a precautionary step. No violations against the store had been reported or discovered.

The Mozilla Store sells mouse pads, backpacks, coffee mugs and tshirts with the Mozilla products' logos.

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