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Home Depot admits hack attack dates back to April
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29125204
Home Depot admits hack attack dates back to April
9 September 2014
US DIY store Home Depot has confirmed its payment systems have been hacked in what could turn out to be one of the biggest data breaches ever.
Home Depot has 2,200 stores in the US and Canada.
The company has not revealed how many people were affected, but said the hack of its systems dated back to April.
Security blogger Brian Krebs was the first to reveal the hack, which he said targeted credit and debit cards used on malware-infected cash registers.