Home Depot

AG Paxton Announces $17.5 Million Settlement with Home Depot Regarding Data Breach

Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office, along with the Attorneys General of 45 other States and the District of Columbia have obtained a $17.5 million-dollar settlement against retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation of a 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot consumers nationwide. Texas led this settlement alongside Connecticut and Illinois and will collect $ 1,777,440.00.  The breach occurred when hackers gained […]