Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday that her office, along with the attorneys general of 45 other states and the District of Columbia have obtained a $17.5 million settlement against Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation of a 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of about 40 million The Home Depot consumers nationwide.
Michigan will receive more than $300,000 through this settlement.
The breach occurred when hackers gained access to The Home Depot’s network and deployed malware on its self-checkout point-of-sale system.
The malware allowed the hackers to obtain payment card information of customers who used self-checkout lanes at The Home Depot stores throughout the U.S. between April 10, 2014 and Sept. 13, 2014.
In addition to the $17.5 million total payment to the states, The Home Depot provided compensation to consumers through a separate 2016 settlement in a class action lawsuit.
Besides the financial settlements, The Home Depot also agreed to implement and maintain a series of data security practices designed to strengthen its information security program and safeguard the personal information of consumers.
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