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posted by n1 on Thursday September 04 2014, @02:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the economic-sanctions dept.

Krebs on Security broke a story about Home Depot being breached, with an update stating that the banks believe the breach goes as far back as late April/early May.

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.

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In what can only be interpreted as intended retribution for U.S. and European sanctions against Russia for its aggressive actions in Ukraine, this crime shop has named its newest batch of cards “American Sanctions.” Stolen cards issued by European banks that were used in compromised US store locations are being sold under a new batch of cards labeled “European Sanctions.”

Home Depot's stock price also took a dive when the news was released.

 
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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by SrLnclt on Thursday September 04 2014, @03:54PM

    by SrLnclt (1473) on Thursday September 04 2014, @03:54PM (#89383)
    While generally not a fan of government regulation, I had been hoping for some new laws to hold companies accountable for loss of personally identifiable data. Maybe average people and/or stockholders are finally waking up and doing the next best thing - talking with their wallet.

    Home Depot's stock price also took a dive when the news was released.

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