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 Issue of January 29, 2007 
   

At Least 60 Bay State Banks Feeling Impact of TJX Breach

The recent breach of security involving consumer debit and credit card accounts from The TJX Cos. has affected local financial institutions such as Mutual Bank in Whitman.
By Amy Wyeth
A computer hacker who obtained information on anywhere from 200,000 to millions of consumer debit and credit card accounts from The TJX Cos., possibly as far back as last May, set off a chain reaction of card cancellations, at least one class-action consumer lawsuit and renewed calls for increased protections to both consumers and card-issuers after the company officially announced the intrusion on Jan. 17.

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