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MrMark
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17 Jan 2008, 6:09 pm

Forbes: Six Cybersecurity Nightmares

Cybercriminals are an insidious lot, spreading their damage evenly among thousands of victims who often don't even know they've been targeted. Occasionally, though, hackers bring their full force to bear on a single victim. When they do, the results can cost weeks of lost productivity, reveal private information and sometimes even destroy a business altogether. Here are six of the world's worst cybersecurity meltdowns in recent memory.

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17 Jan 2008, 10:24 pm

"...including the largest single consumer-information theft in history, perpetrated against ...[the owner of] TJ Maxx and Marshall's."

It's quite reassuring to know that the inconvenience and worry I experienced last year was shared with 45 million other people.
That's the second time I have experienced identity (really, financial record and/or money) theft.