This has to be a joke Home Depot!

We always like to blame the other guy, don't we?

I don't know who to blame other than Home Depot but they are blaming Microsoft:  Read about it here. Below is the e-mail I just received from Home Depot.  When I called them about the e-mail and their advising me to be on the alert for some phony scam, I asked that my e-mail address be deleted from their marketing files.  Then, after already having my name and account info, they instilled even less confidence by asking me for my e-mail address. I asked them, "Don't you have that in my file...in your data base? You just sent me an e-mail." I finally told her to forget the whole thing.

A recent data breach, which took place from April to September of 2014 and exposed approximately 56 million payment cards, also exposed separate files containing approximately 53 million email addresses.

Dear Valued Customer,

The Home Depot has discovered that a file containing your email address may have been taken during the payment card breach we announced in September. The file contained email addresses, but it did not contain passwords, payment card information, or other sensitive personal information. We apologize for this incident and for the inconvenience and frustration this may cause you.

In all likelihood this event will not impact you, but we recommend that you be on the alert for phony emails requesting personal or sensitive information. If you have any questions or would like additional information on how to protect yourself from email scams, please visit our website or call 1-800-HOMEDEPOT.

Again, we apologize for the frustration and inconvenience this incident may have caused. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

The Home Depot