eWeek.com reports that Florida police have arrested 6 and are looking for 4 more people who allegedly used stolen TJX customer info for what they are calling “an $8 million gift card scheme”. This apparently happened before TJX was aware of the data breach.

The article says it is likely that these people did not steal the data themselves – but may lead them to the actual thieves.

The eWeek article has more details, including how the stolen numbers were quickly used to buy gift cards before the credit cards could be cancelled.

Read the eWeek article