With a large cache of data stolen from Atlanta-based Home DepotInc. already appearing on black market sites, investigatorsare connecting Russian/Ukrainian hackers to the breach–whichcould top the massive Target data breach of last year.
|According to security breach expert Brian Krebs–who broke the Target breach–evidence suggests thatthe Home Depot thieves may be the same group of Russian andUkrainian hackers who perpetrated data breaches at Target, SallyBeauty and P.F. Chang's, among others.
|Preliminary analysis suggests the breach may have affected all2,200 Home Depot stores in the U.S. Several banks that werecontacted said they believe the breach may have started in lateApril or early May.
|The home improvement retailer told The Associated PressTuesday that it is working with both banks and law enforcement toinvestigate “unusual activity” that would point to a hack.
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