What is TK Maxx doing about it?
The retailer is writing to those who had their names and addresses stolen and offering them free credit monitoring for a year – this will allow them to keep an eye on their credit file to make sure no one uses their details. However, it says it will not extend the offer beyond that group of customers because it does not believe it would be “meaningful” to those who just had their card numbers stolen, as it would not show up fraudulent use of their cards. It has set up a hotline for customers in the UK who want to find out more: 0800 779015 or 00 44 800779015, but has ruled out compensation for customers who do fall victim to fraud. To prevent further problems, TK Maxx says, it has strengthened the security of its computer systems. Have I been affected? Not if you had never been in a TK Maxx store before last December. The retailer says no customer data was stolen after December 18 2006. However, information was stolen going back to 2003, so even if you didn’t shop there last year your
