Not a good time to be shopping at TJ Maxx, Marshalls (and their other chains) apparently.

Apparently the breach involved the computer network that handles all credit & debit cards, checks and returns at its T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico; and its Winners and HomeSense stores in Canada.

The breach may have compromised privileged information about credit and debit card sales in TJX stores, excluding Bob’s Stores, in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico during 2003 and from mid-May through December 2006.

So if you shopped at one of their “safe” stores you might want to watch your statements.

Here is the full CNN article.
Here is a more detailed article about it and relationship to other data thefts last year from ZDNet.

Definitely not sounding good for customers and retailers. Not to mention since it seems like there is a path of events going on here, it is not about to stop and worse yet, scary what might happen when enough data is collected from all source by the hack team. A critical mass attach of customer information could be coordinated that could effect millions of people.

Colbert being interviewed by O’Reilly what a match up.

Colbert is at the top of his game as usual. Poor Bill did not stand a chance.

“Emulate you, Love and Peace, thats you Bill”
“This is what I love about you Bill, your a giver. You give and give and give!”
“I do fear bears. The giant, marading, godless killing machines.”
“I am doing you Bill. They hate me.” (Its a love thing!)

Who do you love more? Colbert wit or O’Reilly pompous I rule the roost. Bill loves himself and knows that he is right, but do others?

Is that French or not?