Looks like Tennessee residents are also involved!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Jan. 18, 2007 Sharon Curtis-Flair
#07-05 (615) 741-5860
Attorney General Responds To Recent Theft of Personal Data
of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright Customers
Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper is urging Tennesseans who have
shopped at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright stores to closely monitor their
financial statements and credit reports following the recent theft of data involving customers’
information.
TJX Companies, Inc., operator of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J.
Wright stores, reported its computer systems were hacked late last year and customer data had
been stolen. It is not yet known how much or what kind of information may have been taken.
Company officials said the hackers broke into a system that handles credit and debit card
transactions as well as checks and merchandise returns for customers throughout the United
States and possibly some other countries. The companies’ websites indicate stores in Tennessee
include 24 T.J. Maxx, 12 Marshalls, six HomeGoods and five A.J. Wright stores.
To help ensure Tennesseans are protected, the Attorney General’s Office has
contacted the TJX Companies, Inc., making them aware that the Office is monitoring the
situation.
Consumers may be concerned about identify theft. ID theft involves using an
individual’s personal information to make purchases, obtain credit, get loans, access bank
accounts, rent property, obtain employment or commit crimes.