Morning Scan: Emails Stolen in Home Depot Attack; JPMorgan Whistlebl...

11/07/14

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Emails Stolen: You thought just your account information was stolen by the Home Depot hackers? Think again. The orange-clad home-improvement retailer said hackers that broke into its computer networks stole not only 56 million credit-card accounts, but also 53 million customer email addresses. While email addresses are already somewhat publicly available, the nefarious-minded can use the email address to trick people into signing up or agreeing to things they probably don't want....

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