I don’t know how well known the company TJX is known outside New England. These guys own TJ Maxx, Home Goods, Marshall’s, AJ Wright, and Bob’s. Anyway’s back in December someone hacked into their computers and obtained a shitload of customer information, including credit card numbers. Unfortunately, they didn’t bother telling anyone until January. TJX claimed it was because Federal investigators told them not to announce it, that this would further breach security. The rest of us are thinking they kept their mouths shut because the incident happened at the peak of the holiday shopping season.

Since my card was replaced last summer, I had only used the new one once at a TJX store (Bob’s, whose information they weren’t sure had been obtained), and surely my bank would tell me immediately if my card number had be compromised, I figured I was in the clear.

Right!

Today, two months after the hacking incident, I received an “oh by the way” letter from my bank. They non-chalantly mentioned that they were issuing me a new card, and that despite the fact that sone else had my card number, my current card was still usable until I receive the new one. *faceplam*