http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/01/22/tjx_holds_sale_related_to_breach_of_consumer_data/ By Jenn Abelson Globe Staff January 22, 2009 Framingham discounter TJX Cos. today is holding its long-anticipated "Customer Appreciation" sale, related to the massive consumer data breach that compromised as many as 100 million accounts. The one-day promotion, advertised yesterday for the first time, gives customers 15 percent off purchases, excluding gift cards and layaways. The sale is being held at more than 2,100 TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright stores nationwide. "TJX has chosen to hold a previously planned, one-time Customer Appreciation Day to express our appreciation to our customers for their continued support and patronage following the criminal attack(s) on our computer systems announced two years ago," Sherry Lang, a TJX spokeswoman, said in a statement. Hackers stole millions of credit and debit card numbers, along with hundreds of thousands of driver's license numbers, from TJX's systems dating back to 2002 in the largest theft of personal data ever reported. A Ukrainian man who authorities allege played a key role in the breach was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Turkey this month in an unrelated case. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books & More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Wed Jan 21 2009 - 23:10:29 PST
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