Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/09/banks-credit-card-breach-at-home-depot/

By Brian Krebs
Krebs on Security
Sept. 2, 2014

Multiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be 
the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that 
went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground. Home Depot says 
that it is working with banks and law enforcement agencies to investigate 
reports of suspicious activity.

Contacted by this reporter about information shared from several financial 
institutions, Home Depot spokesperson Paula Drake confirmed that the 
company is investigating.

“I can confirm we are looking into some unusual activity and we are 
working with our banking partners and law enforcement to investigate,” 
Drake said, reading from a prepared statement. “Protecting our customers’ 
information is something we take extremely seriously, and we are 
aggressively gathering facts at this point while working to protect 
customers. If we confirm that a breach has occurred, we will make sure 
customers are notified immediately. Right now, for security reasons, it 
would be inappropriate for us to speculate further – but we will provide 
further information as soon as possible.”

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