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Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot

Summary: Multiple banks told Krebs on Security they saw evidence that Home Depot stores were the source of a large new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale the morning of Sept. 2, 2014, and Home Depot spokesperson Paula Drake confirmed the company was investigating "unusual activity" with its banking partners and law enforcement. The cards were sold through the underground shop rescator[dot]cc in batches labeled "American Sanctions" and "European Sanctions," and preliminary analysis indicated the breach may extend across all 2,200 U.S. Home Depot stores, with banks believing it may date back to late April or early May 2014.

Why it matters: If even a majority of Home Depot's 2,200 U.S. stores were compromised over a period of months, the source notes the breach could be many times larger than Target's 40 million cards stolen over three weeks - and the perpetrators may be the same Russian and Ukrainian group behind Target, Sally Beauty and P.F. Chang's.

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Data Breaches
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