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## [Washington senators examine tampering before gift cards are activated](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/washington-senate-unactivated-gift-card-tampering-work-session/)

A September 15 work session examined the theft mechanism and retail advocates' proposal to address cards compromised before shoppers load value.

[Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) September 15, 2026 1 min

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