Home Depot confirms suspected customer data breach

Home Depot revealed Monday that a security breach of customer payment data did occur at its stores, confirming suspicions raised last week that millions of its customers could be at risk of fraud.

Following an announcement last Tuesday it was investigating "unusual activity" related to customer payment cards, the Atlanta-based home improvement retailer said any customer who used a credit or debit card in its US stores since April could be affected by the breach.

"We want you to know that we have now confirmed that those systems have in fact been breached, which could potentially impact any customer that has used their payment card at our U.S. and Canadian stores, from April forward," the company said in a statement posted to its website. "We do not have any evidence that the breach has impacted stores in Mexico or customers who shopped online at HomeDepot.com."