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T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

January 18, 2007 Intruders accessed systems used to process, store customer transaction data, putting unspecified number of shoppers at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: credit card company, Visa International, breach, credit card, intrusion, merchant, identity fraud, retailer, Massachusetts, point-of-sale, bank, payment, Canada, U.S., security

Credit card breach exposes 40 million accounts

June 17, 2005 Security vulnerability lets intruder enter network and nab info on millions of credit card holders. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., MasterCard International, data security, Visa International, American Express Co., credit card, breach, identity theft, transaction, account, bank, security, card, monitor

Privacy experts: T.J. Maxx breach was foreseeable

September 26, 2007 Canadian privacy authorities say the retailer failed to put adequate security measures in place. TAGS: breach, personal information, privacy, credit card, retailer, security

TJX says 45.7 million customer records were compromised

March 29, 2007 Filing with the SEC reveals scope of the breach is far wider than previously believed. TAGS: breach, CardSystems Solutions Inc., security breach, debit card, investigation, point-of-sale, credit card, Canada, security, U.S.

Consumers, retailers grapple with data theft

June 22, 2005 Increase in fraud feared as the credit card industry recovers from a mega-heist. TAGS: fraud, American Express Co., CardSystems Solutions Inc., credit card, breach, lawmaker, break-in, Citigroup Inc., data security, account, Sen., retailer, representative, spokesman, law, eye

Why we still invite data breaches

October 29, 2007 Sentrigo's Dan Sarel writes that enterprise security has been slow to realize the evolving nature of for-profit cyber hack attacks. TAGS: breach, enterprise security, insider, threat, credit card, security, spyware, database

Details emerge on credit card breach

June 20, 2005 Payment processor didn't meet guidelines, MasterCard says, as details come out about the break-in that exposed 40 million accounts. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., MasterCard International, CyberTrust, fraud, breach, credit card, credit card company, American Express Co., account, Visa International, investigation, Microsoft IIS Server, payment, spokeswoman, bank, security

Illinois university hit with security breach

July 5, 2006 Data on more than 180,000 people is at risk after hackers get into servers at Western Illinois University. TAGS: security breach, university, breach, institution, Illinois, incident, hacker, identity theft, student, security, credit card, server

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News Stories

T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

Credit card breach exposes 40 million accounts

Privacy experts: T.J. Maxx breach was foreseeable

TJX says 45.7 million customer records were compromised

Consumers, retailers grapple with data theft

Why we still invite data breaches

Details emerge on credit card breach

Illinois university hit with security breach

breach [x] , credit card [x]

News Stories

T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

Credit card breach exposes 40 million accounts

Privacy experts: T.J. Maxx breach was foreseeable

TJX says 45.7 million customer records were compromised

Consumers, retailers grapple with data theft

Why we still invite data breaches

Details emerge on credit card breach

Illinois university hit with security breach

breach ^[x] , credit card ^[x]