If you're looking, they will post...

Slashdot has a article about online security-
"A TJX employee was fired for an online post mentioning that TJX hasn't beefed up security after the recent, massive data breach that saw 94 million credit card numbers copied by criminals and money from their accounts stolen. The employee mentioned that, at first, their usernames were the same as their passwords. After they required stronger passwords, some managers complained, so they 'compromised' by allowing blank passwords. The whistleblower said he discussed his concerns with management, but that it was like talking to a brick wall. In spite of the weak internal security, TJX now has a firm that scours the internet to find bad things posted about them, which is how they found the message and fired him for it. Too bad they don't appear to have hired anyone to beef up operational security or to convince people to use strong passwords."

I was interested in the quote about TJX actively scanning the internet for bad press, so I think I'm doing them a favour by posting, it makes their effort worthwhile!

In the UK, TJX is best know for its TKMaxx stores. From the look of the customers I've seen coming and going, TJX's credit card problem must be confined to the USA. I can't believe that the typical TJMaxx customer could even get hold of (their own!) credit card. I walked past a TJMaxx store a couple of days ago. I must just go and check my wallet....