TJX Companies experienced numerous security breaches of their computer systems throughout their retail organizations. The intrusion involved portions of their computer network that handles debit and credit transactions, as well as merchandise returns. Following, please find a news release issued by the company, as well as two news articles about the event.
A Neiman Marcus consultant finds a laptop missing and, with it, information on nearly 160,000 current and former employees. Neiman Marcus loses data on 160K employees (April 24, 2007)
Caterpillar falls victim to a stolen laptop, and employee data - including social security numbers, addresses, and banking information - is exposed.