TJX Data Breach Compromises 45.7 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers
At least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by hackers who accessed the computer systems at the TJX Cos. at its headquarters in Framingham and in the United Kingdom over a period of several years, making it the biggest breach of personal data ever reported, according to security specialists.
Breach of data at TJX is called the biggest ever, Boston Globe, March 29, 2007.
