Home Depot Ranks Higher in Cyber Defense Than Pentagon Contractors

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans After revelations that a compromised contractor login abetted a grandiose breach of federal employees’ background investigations, now comes word that Defense Department suppliers score below hacked retailers when it comes to cyber defense. The new industry-developed cyber rankings–and the recent Office…

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Home Depot hackers used vendor log-on to steal data, e-mails

Hackers used a vendor’s stolen log-on credentials to penetrate Home Depot’s computer network and install custom-built malware that stole customer payment-card data and e-mail addresses, the retailer announced Thursday. The malware, which had not been seen in other data thefts, […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Home Depot: Hackers also stole 53M email addresses

NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers stole 53 million email addresses in addition to customers’ card data, Home Depot said Thursday. The nation’s largest home improvement chain had disclosed the massive, months-long breach of 56 million debit and credit cards in […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Home Depot hack could lead to $3 billion in fake charges

A recent hacker attack on Home Depot (HD) could result in up to $3 billion in fraudulent charges, according to credit protection firm BillGuard. BillGuard said losses will be at least $2 billion, based on an analysis of what is […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Home Depot employee charged in bomb extortion plot

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  access_control_identification A 50-year-old Long Island man was charged with trying to extort $2 million from home improvement retailer Home Depot using pipe bombs planted in a store in Huntington, NY. Daniel Sheehan has been charged with extortion and use of a destructive device in an…

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