{"id":56623,"date":"2017-03-13T15:41:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T20:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=56623"},"modified":"2017-03-13T15:41:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T20:41:06","slug":"home-depot-shells-another-25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/home-depot-shells-another-25m\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Depot Shells Out Another $25M For Security Breach Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Depot\u00a0– The Aftermath of 2014 Breach<\/h4>\n

In 2014, Home Depot experienced one of the largest security breaches in history. \u00a0The company is still working out settlements to clear up the matter, but have made a step in the right direction. \u00a0Fortune <\/a>recently disclosed Home Depot settled with dozens of banking institutions for 25 million dollars to cover any damages as a result of the breach.<\/p>\n

Along with the most recent settlement, this breach has cost Home Depot 134.5 million dollars in payments to banking facilities, as well as major credit card companies, to cover fraudulent transactions. \u00a0This is on top of the 19.5 million dollars paid to consumers in cash refunds and credit monitoring services. \u00a0This makes for a whopping total of 179 million dollars paid out thus far by the home improvement giant. \u00a0And the settlements aren’t even over yet!<\/p>\n

Beyond financial compensation, the\u00a0company is also being held responsible for tightening their cyber security practices in an attempt to mitigate future breaches. \u00a0Hopefully their enhanced security measures are more successful than their previous methods of protection. \u00a0Although the company is incredibly successful, there are doubts it could afford another multi-million dollar breach.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for further news as Home Depot continues to settle this matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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