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from the is-there-a-cardiologist-in-the-house? dept.
In a follow-up to the initial story, Home Depot has released more information about the breach. From the Ars Technica article:
The cybercriminals that compromised Home Depot's network and installed malware on the home-supply company's point-of-sale systems likely stole information on 56 million payment cards, the company stated on Thursday.
In the first details revealed in its investigation of the breach, the company said the malicious software that compromised those payment systems had been custom-built to avoid triggering security software. The breach included stores in the United States and Canada and appears to have compromised transactions that occurred between April and September 2014.
It's worth pointing out that an article by Brian Krebs states the investigation is focused on the self-checkout terminals, which might explain why more cards weren't affected.
(Score: 2) by Ezber Bozmak on Saturday September 20 2014, @01:16PM
You can put various kinds of holds on your credit. It is needlessly complex, you have to contact each major credit reporting agency and tell them. Most of the kinds of holds available to you expire in less than a year.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday September 20 2014, @02:03PM
How many major credit reporting agencies are there?