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Home Depot (HD) Hack Could Be Biggest Card Breach Ever
ABC News ^ | Sep 9, 2014 | Richard Davies

Posted on 09/10/2014 6:39:06 AM PDT by KeyLargo

By Richard Davies @daviesnow Sep 9, 2014 9:03am

Home Depot (HD) Hack Could Be Biggest Card Breach Ever

Morning Money Memo:

The huge hacking attack against Home Depot’s payment systems could turn out to be the biggest breach of any retailer’s data so far. The company confirmed the data break-in but did not say how many credit and data cards are affected. The total could be as much as 60 million, according to several experts. That would be far more than the total number of cardholders impacted by the breach at Target stores.

There is no evidence that any debit card pin numbers were compromised, but according to security reporter Brian Krebs, who first wrote about the breach last week, “multiple financial institutions … are reporting a steep increase over the past few days in fraudulent ATM withdrawals on customer accounts.” The data breach went undetected for six months until banks and law enforcement agencies alerted Home Depot.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: creditcard; cybercrime; data; economy; fraud; hackers; homedepot; identitytheft
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To: montag813
Hmmmm. If you want Milwaukee brand power tools?

That's the only thing of importance that comes to mind.

21 posted on 09/10/2014 7:56:01 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (Here in the cave of wonder, number 92)
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To: Darksheare

With the massive contraction in high-street chains that kind of amusing rivalry has all but stopped. The High-street will soon be a tumbleweed farm.


22 posted on 09/10/2014 7:59:40 AM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. Barry is counter revolutionary ,Denounce him!)
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To: montag813

Home Depot hasn’t said the problem is fixed. According to KrebsOnSecurity.com, Home Depot is still using XP machines in the field which are infected. And the company farmed out their security. Lazy liberals in charge of that company.


24 posted on 09/10/2014 9:51:55 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: moose07

We shop at Lowe’s, because it’s closer.

I just called my insurance company (which is also my credit card issuer) to insure the RX-7, and the first item on their phone menu was, “Are you calling about the Home Depot security breach?”


25 posted on 09/10/2014 11:29:04 AM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: wally_bert

Electronic health records (EHRs) are the foundation of Obamacare.

The 2009 HITECH Act (part of the Recovery Act, or ARRA) mandated government-certified interoperable EHRs and provided up to $36.5 billion to subsidize the cost of initial computerization. Already $24.8 million has been spent.
Doctors and hospitals that refuse to comply, or refuse “meaningful use” of the EHRs, face financial penalties starting January 1, 2015. Headlines underscore the intrusions available through HIPAA, HITECH and EHRs:
· “Scientists Embark on Unprecedented Effort to Connect Millions of Patient Medical Records” - The Washington Post, April 15, 2014
· “The 8 Commandments of Meaningful Use Penalties...” - HITECHAnswers, August 26, 2013
· “Big Medical Groups Begin Patient Data-Sharing Project” - The New York Times, April 6, 2011.

Wait until criminals (and Dems) get their hands on that data.


26 posted on 09/10/2014 3:53:25 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: KeyLargo

ping


27 posted on 09/10/2014 4:00:37 PM PDT by jetson
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To: wally_bert
Someone somehow made some online purchases with my card a few years ago. My guess it was at a restaurant, where the waiter took the card to get scanned, and swiped the information off my card.

Since then, I will only use my card when it is in my hand. I have had a few major retailers like Best Buy ask for the 3 digit code. In those cases, I tell them, that this is now a cash sale, and that information is not shared.

No problems since, though it is a hassle not being able to make online purchases with it.

28 posted on 09/10/2014 4:10:16 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: moose07

Thanks for the ping!


29 posted on 09/10/2014 8:36:44 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: KeyLargo
Hmm. I'm still enjoying the free year of credit protection that was offered by Target.

At this rate, I'll never have to pay for credit protection again.

30 posted on 09/10/2014 9:16:16 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: TurboZamboni

My healthcare provider had a burglary at their HQ and laptops were stolen containing thousands of patient’s personal data.

We were given one year of credit data protection.

Big whoop.


31 posted on 09/11/2014 6:38:16 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: aimhigh

Connecticut, Other States Investigate Home Depot Data Breach

By KAREN FREIFELD, Reuters

7:33 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2014

“Home Depot has said it has hired security experts to determine the scope of the attack but declined to say how many payment cards may have been compromised.

It has advised customers to check payment card statements carefully for unusual charges, and has told them they will not be responsible for fraudulent activity and that it plans to offer free credit monitoring services.

Home Depot shares were down 1.3 percent at $89.62 on Tuesday afternoon.”

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-home-depot-data-breach-investigation-0910-20140909,0,4412545.story


32 posted on 09/11/2014 6:43:26 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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