TJX (TJ Maxx, Marshalls) hack bigger than initially feared... (AP)

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TJX hack bigger than initially feared, but company says little sales impact seen

By Mark Jewell, AP Business Writer | February 21, 2007

BOSTON --A computer security breach by a hacker who stole TJX Cos.
customer data was broader than initially feared, and started 10
months earlier than first thought, the company said Wednesday.

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TJX initially believed the intrusion began in May 2006 and ran into last
month. On Wednesday, the company said its ongoing investigation
revealed the breach started nearly a year earlier, in July 2005.

Also, TJX said Wednesday that credit and debit card data had been
accessed involving transactions at U.S. and Puerto Rican stores
from January 2003 through June 2004, and credit card-only
transactions at Canadian stores during that period. The company
had initially been less certain, saying last month that information
"may have been accessed."

TJX also found more cases in which the hacker accessed drivers'
license numbers together with names and addresses. TJX said it
would notify affected customers.

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Full article: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/02/21/tjx_hack_bigger_than_initially_feared_but_company_says_little_sales_impact_seen/