I somehow got away with only having to use a debit card once this summer at The Home Depot. And I’m not sure if I regret it yet (I’m going to have to check my bank statement – something I prefer to never, ever look at). I’m sure my purchase was for less than $5, too. But you can’t second guess something like that.
Hopefully I’m luckier than Daniela Forte was. And I know she’s happy that American Express was pretty darn vigilant.
Anyway, the latest reports about The Home Depot’s data security breach are mixed. But for the most part, it’s not pretty. Here’s the latest:
#HomeDepot‘s breach was bigger than #Target‘s but it’s not in the doghouse @LaMonicaBuzz http://t.co/OpZAlolNIl pic.twitter.com/y6mRhQdYs6
— CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) September 23, 2014
Credit card details taken during #HomeDepot’s #databreach are being used in fraudulent transactions, @FortuneMagazine http://t.co/lvIF72GaVi
— LogRhythm Labs (@LogRhythmLabs) September 24, 2014
Victims Of #HomeDepot Hack Are Having Their Accounts Drained Across The US http://t.co/utYibIB4N9 via @dailycaller #tcot
— John Galt (@dhrxsol1234) September 24, 2014
.@WSJ: @HomeDepot data breach draining bank accounts http://t.co/1XBJ2GVrF8 $HD #homedepot
— AtlBizChron (@AtlBizChron) September 24, 2014
Um, #redflag…Home Depot’s former security architect had history of techno-sabotage | ArsTechnica http://t.co/5tcosAeVIh #HomeDepotProblems
— BriBri (@bleclerc) September 24, 2014
A Bad Security Attitude – http://t.co/9yLCPOIG3R #infosec #HomeDepotProblems
— Thu@Duo (@Thu_Duo) September 23, 2014
Fraudulent transactions surface in wake of Home Depot breach. MT @WSJ http://t.co/Kt2yFBrO9Y #homedepotproblems #databreach #fraud $HD
— John Brenner (@BrnrJohn) September 23, 2014