Home Depot to pay Maryland, 45 other states, more than $17M for 2014 data breach

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday a multi-state settlement worth $17.5 million with The Home Depot Inc. following an investigation into a 2014 data breach. An investigation revealed that the data breach exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot consumers nationwide. Attorneys general in 45 other states and the District of Columbia assisted in the multi-state investigation. “Far too often, companies fail to protect consumers’ personal…