Home Depot Reports Possible Credit Card Breach

Just when you thought it was safe to start accepting credit cards again ... Home Depot confirmed yesterday that it’s investigating some “unusual activity” with regards to its customer data.

The news was first reported by Brian Krebs, a well-regarded independent security reporter, in his Sept. 2 blog post. Krebs said that “multiple banks say they're seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground.”