TJX Says 45.7M Card Numbers Stolen

gonzo · 03-29-2007

BOSTON - At least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers of TJX Cos. customers were stolen from the discount retailer's computer system over several years, according to a regulatory filing by the company Wednesday.

The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the first detailed account of the breach that the company initially disclosed in January.

It also said another 455,000 customers who returned merchandise without receipts had their personal data stolen, including driver's license numbers.
TJX owns T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and other stores in North America and the United Kingdom.

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TheEnforcer · 03-29-2007

Damn.. that's a massive theft.

Hell Puppy · 03-29-2007

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Originally Posted by gonzo

BOSTON - At least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers of TJX Cos. customers were stolen from the discount retailer's computer system over several years, according to a regulatory filing by the company Wednesday.

The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the first detailed account of the breach that the company initially disclosed in January.

It also said another 455,000 customers who returned merchandise without receipts had their personal data stolen, including driver's license numbers.
TJX owns T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and other stores in North America and the United Kingdom.

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And this is why you have to be PCI compliant to continue to accept Visa after June 2007.

gonzo · 03-30-2007

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Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

And this is why you have to be PCI compliant to continue to accept Visa after June 2007.

I think theres several threads pinned about that for months now.

03-29-2007	#1
gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	TJX Says 45.7M Card Numbers Stolen BOSTON - At least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers of TJX Cos. customers were stolen from the discount retailer's computer system over several years, according to a regulatory filing by the company Wednesday. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the first detailed account of the breach that the company initially disclosed in January. It also said another 455,000 customers who returned merchandise without receipts had their personal data stolen, including driver's license numbers. TJX owns T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and other stores in North America and the United Kingdom. read more __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale

03-29-2007	#2
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