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Monday, September 22, 2014

Home Depot data breach - 'warnings ignored since 2008’

Home Depot staff repeatedly ignored the concerns of employees about the security of its systems, prior to the Home Depot data breach, now thought to be the largest in history, according to a New York Times report. The chain relied on outdated software which was scanned ‘rarely’ by employees.
The data breach the theft of 56 million credit and debit card details, Gizmodo reports. The New York Times suggests that according to some estimates, the card details stolen in the home depot data breach could be used to make up to $3 billion in illegal purchases.


Home Depot data breach - 'warnings ignored since 2008’

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