The hit to TJX Cos. was minimal after it disclosed in 2007 a massive data breach of customer information at its T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods stores.

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NEW YORK — Fallout from Target’s pre-Christmas security breach is likely to affect the company’s sales and profits well into the new year. The company disclosed on Friday that the massive data theft was significantly more extensive and affected millions ...

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The Supreme Court has stepped into a dispute over whether lawyers can obtain personal information from driver license records to recruit clients for lawsuits, despite a federal privacy law intended to shield motor vehicle records.

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WASHINGTON — The personal financial details of as many as 5,000 college students were temporarily laid bare for other students to view on the Education Department’s direct loan website earlier this month, an education official testified Tuesday. The students’ information ...

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GREENBELT — Authorities say five Washington area residents have been indicted in a bank fraud conspiracy that prosecutors say netted them at least $320,000. An indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt says the defendants created counterfeit checks and ...

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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook is trying to make it easier for people to share their updates selectively and draw distinctions between friends, family members and co-workers on the Web’s biggest social hub. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, unveiled ...

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