In 2014, Home Depot was breached with malware on their self-checkout terminals which affected an estimated 50 million customers.

Stolen was email and credit card data. In a settlement, Home Depot has agreed to pay $25 million dollars. Part of the settlement includes tightening cybersecurity and better oversight of its vendors.

"We're pleased to have moved through this phase of resolution," Stephen Holmes, a spokesman for Home Depot, said.

Home Depot has already lost some $134.5 million which it paid in compensation to card brands and financial institutions. It has also agreed to pay affected customers $19.5 million.

Court documents put the cost of the breach at $179 million so far. That figure is expected to rise when factoring in legal fees and other charges.

Source: SCMagazine