TJX confirmed data against theft was the highest ever
TJX Cos., the owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls discount, said yesterday that hackers stole at least 45.7 million credit card numbers, the largest ever theft of such data.
More than 75 percent of debit and credit were either expired or the security of data stored on the magnetic strip was not stolen, the company said in a regulatory filing late Wednesday. TJX proved to be the violation of January and depositing whose scope.
TJX also said personal data about 455000 people, including figures for driving licences and military identification cards were stolen. The company said it is not known if any of credit card numbers or personal data transmitted by thieves. The U.S. Secret Service and TJX try to identify pirates.
The theft of a record for the amount of credit card numbers stolen, “said Avivah Litan, an analyst at Gartner, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in technology issues.
The computers were shut down for the first time in July 2005, then from mid-May 2006 until mid-January 2007, the company said. The information in connection with sales in TJX stores, took place in the years 2003 and 2004.
TJX had driver’s license and other personal data of customers return merchandise without a receipt. TJX, it is notifying those involved with writing.
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