Home Depot admits massive customer payment data breach

A closeup of an electronic payment station is shown at a Home Depot store in Daly City, California, in this February 21, 2012 file photo.  [REUTERS]


A closeup of an electronic payment station is shown at a Home Depot store in Daly City, California, in this February 21, 2012 file photo. [REUTERS]

US retailer Home Depot today said its payment security systems were breached. Analysts say the data theft might be as massive as the Target incident in 2013.

Home Depot said the data theft could impact its customers in stores across the United States and Canada, but there was no evidence that online customers were affected or debit personal identification numbers (PINs) were compromised.

Reuters has more.