The Home Depot Completes Malware Elimination and Enhanced Encryption of Payment Data in All U.S. Stores

ATLANTA, September 18, 2014 -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home 

improvement retailer, today confirmed that the malware used in its recent breach has been 

eliminated from its U.S. and Canadian networks. The company also has completed a major 

payment security project that provides enhanced encryption of payment data at point of sale in 

the company’s U.S. stores, offering significant new protection for customers. Roll-out of 

enhanced encryption to Canadian stores will be complete by early 2015. Canadian stores are 

already enabled with EMV “Chip and PIN” technology.



The company said its fiscal third quarter sales, including sales in September, are on plan. 

Additional guidance is provided below.

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