[Dataloss] [update-TJX] Identity thieves hit pay dirt

[B.K. DeLong]

Interesting. So second-hand (or third hand) confirmation of actual
fraudulent use.

On 1/19/07, Dissent <Dissent at pogowasright.org> wrote:
> http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=6736c975-4837-4bd8-81b1-8e12a40cfe0c&k=14488
>
> [...]
>
> Meanwhile, a senior banking industry executive said Thursday that
> credit card information of Canadians who used the HomeSense and
> Winners stores has been used for fraudulent activity after hackers
> broke into computers belonging to a U.S.-based discount chain company.
>
> Senior representatives from the Canadian banks held a conference call
> Thursday with major Canadian card issuers Visa and MasterCard to
> discuss damage control regarding the HomeSense and Winners breach.
>
> A senior banking executive confirmed information has already been used
> for fraudulent activity and the banks had received thousands of calls
> about the compromised credit card information.
>
> [...]
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