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Office Depot fined millions for tricking customers into believing their PCs were infected with malware

Office Depot fined millions for tricking customers into believing their PCs were infected with malware

Office Depot, and its partner Support.com, have been fined $ 35 million for using the PC Health Check tune-up service to dupe people into buying unnecessary computer repair and technical services.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Federal Judge Approves Home Depot Data Breach Settlement – Credit Union Times


Credit Union Times

Federal Judge Approves Home Depot Data Breach Settlement
Credit Union Times
U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash on Friday approved a settlement between Home Depot and financial institutions, including credit unions, in a suit filed in the wake of a 2014 data breach at the retailer. Several state credit union leagues and CUNA

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Home Depot data leak compromises customers’ private info again – KIRO Seattle


KIRO Seattle

Home Depot data leak compromises customers' private info again
KIRO Seattle
“This recent cache of customer data that was exposed on HomeDepot.com is of a different type and scale than what was harvested during Home Depot's breach of 2014,” wrote the Comsumerist, a part of the Consumer Reports organization. “While the …

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Home Depot agrees to $25 million settlement with banks over data breach – HousingWire


HousingWire

Home Depot agrees to $ 25 million settlement with banks over data breach
HousingWire
The settlement is just the latest in a string of settlements over the massive data breach, which Home Depot confirmed back in September 2014. At the time, the retailer said that anyone who used a debit or credit card at its U.S. or Canadian stores

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