Home Depot Archives

Eastern District, federal courthouse, Alexandria, Virginia — (Tim Evanson / Flickr)

SolarWinds hack spotlights a thorny legal problem: Who to blame for espionage?

It could take years for the cases to play out in court.

Dec 30, 2020 By Tim Starks

Home Depot to pay states $17.5 million over massive 2014 data breach

The home improvement retailer also agreed to strengthen data security practices.

Nov 24, 2020 By Tim Starks

A picture of Equifax’s HQ in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Equifax)

Equifax CISO Jamil Farshchi’s three-act, ‘shared fate’ security plan

In an exclusive interview with CyberScoop, Farshchi describes how he wants to secure Equifax and instill the idea that cybersecurity doesn't fall to the IT division.

Jul 13, 2018 By Greg Otto

Equifax settlement — The judge’s decision Monday represents the final approval of a settlement deal initially proposed in July. (Flickr)

Equifax names Home Depot infosec lead as new CISO

Jamil Farshchi has been hired as the credit monitoring company picks up the pieces from 2017's mega breach.

Feb 12, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Home Depot settles suit on card-data breach for $20 million, security pledges

The DIY retail chain was hacked and cybercriminals got away with the details of 56 million payment cards — then they got sued by the banks. Now…

Mar 9, 2017