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ID Theft Ringleader Pleads Guilty
Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old from Miami who was arrested last year and charged with leading "a worldwide ring that stole more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from major retail chains," plead guilty today as part of a plea bargain. He faces up to 25 years in prison. More » -
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Sorry About That Data Breach, Here's 15% Off!
As an apology to the millions of consumers who had their credit card info stolen, TJX (that's T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright) is offering fifteen percent off all purchases in stores today only. We suggest that you pay with cash. -
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Did Turkish Police Beat Information Out Of A Suspect In The TJ Maxx Credit Card Case?
Christopher Soghoian over at Cnet is reporting that Turkish police may have used violence to get the encryption keys of one of primary ringleaders in the TJ Maxx credit card theft investigation. The suspect, Maksym Yastremskiy, is apparently a "major figure in the international sale of stolen credit card information." More » -
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Forever 21 Aftershocks? Citibank Cancels Cards Due To Retailer Security Breach
We've received queries from readers telling us that their Citibank cards have been replaced, and asking whether we've heard about any new security breach. Other than Forever 21 we haven't, so we're wondering whether they're responsible for the stories below. More » -
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TJX Credit Card Theft Crew Busted
The world's greatest bank thief is in custody. For ripping off over 45.7 million consumer's credit cards from TJ Maxx, and other retailers, authorities pressed charges on Miami mastermind Albert Gonzalez and 11 others. The stolen numbers were sold to other scammers who manufactured fake debit cards and drained their victims' accounts. The breach stemmed mainly from TJ Maxx stores using an unsecured wireless router.
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worst company in america
Round 17: Wal-Mart vs TJMaxx
This is Round 17 in our Worst Company in America contest, Wal-Mart vs TJMaxx.
Everyone has their own special reason for hating Wal-Mart. Forcing manufacturers to make shoddier versions of their products is pretty bad. Selling sandals that gave patrons feet chemical burns was pretty bad too. What's yours?
TJMaxx's lax wireless security lead to the theft millions upon millions of customer's debit and credit card numbers being stolen, the greatest bank robbery in the history of the freakin' world. More » -
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TJX To Pay Up To 40.9 Million For Data Breach
TJX will be paying as much as 40.9 million in a settlement with Visa and the bank that processes their credit card payments , says the Associated Press.The funds will be used to help U.S. credit card issuers such as banks recover costs related to the breach, which may have exposed more than 100 million cards to potential fraud, TJX said.
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National Retail Federation: Credit Card Companies Don't Care About Data Security
Last Sunday's 60 minutes had a report by Lesley Stahl about the now-infamous TJX data breach. More » -
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Lots Of Retailers Don't Use Proper Wireless Security
The recently reported TJ Maxx security breach—where data on 94 million credit card accounts was stolen in 2003, 2004, and 2006—has ended up costing the company $200 million and counting. But although it's the biggest example so far of retail data theft, TJ Maxx isn't the only retailer doing a poor job of keeping sensitive data protected from hackers. One wireless security vendor recently surveyed thousands of stores and discovered that a significant number of retailers don't practice good wireless security: More » -
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Credit Card Companies Say TJ Maxx Breach Affected 94 Million Accounts
According to new court papers, Visa and Mastercard are saying that the TJ Maxx security breach actually affected 94 million accounts—more than double the amount that TJ Maxx reported. More » -
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Guess Who's Not Getting Anything From The TJ Maxx Settlement? You!
Mouseprint.org has read the fine print and they say you're probably out of luck when it comes to the TJ Maxx Settlement:So, it is primarily shoppers who returned goods without a receipt during the relevant period who qualify for that part of the settlement. That amounts to some 455,000 people, a mere 1% of the total number possibly affected. These people have already received a direct notification of the breach from TJX, and will also be entitled to other compensation if they experienced actual losses.
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TJ Maxx Settles Class Action Lawsuits
TJ Maxx has announced that it has settled class action lawsuits stemming from the notorious data breach that affected 45 million credit and debit cards. The exact numbers are not known, but the AP has a few details: More » -
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Other Stores May Be Just As Vulnurable To Hacking As TJ Maxx
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the most likely scenario for how the hackers stole an estimated 200 million card numbers is as simple as a person with a laptop breaking into the wifi network of a store:The biggest known theft of credit-card numbers in history began two summers ago outside a Marshalls discount clothing store near St. Paul, Minn.
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Retailers Get Sued For Printing Too Many Credit Card Digits On Receipts
As of Dec 4th, 2006, it's illegal for a retailer to print more than five digits of your credit card on your receipt. Retailers who persisted are getting hit in a recent whirlwind of class-action lawsuits. More » -
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How TJMaxx Hackers Stole 45.7 Million Credit Cards
TJMaxx computer system intruders who stole 45.7 million credit cards siphoned off customer data using a program they implanted on the company's servers, recent regulatory filings reveal. More » -
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45.7 Million Credit Cards Stolen In TJMaxx Breaches
45.7 million credit cards were stolen in recently disclosed security breaches at TJMaxx, regulatory filings revealed yesterday. More » -
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TJ Maxx Data Thieves Caught Buying $8 Million in Walmart Gift Cards
Stolen TJX data has been linked to 6 arrests in the Miami area. According to the AP, the ID thieves exploited a Walmart gift card loophole that allowed them to buy multiple $400 gift cards without showing ID, which they would then redeem or sell. More » -
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TJ Maxx Security Breach Happened A Year Earlier Than Previously Reported
From the Boston Globe: More »
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