General counsel should already have cybersecurity at the top of their list of major concerns, as this week’s news from The Home Depot Inc. makes clear. Credit card thieves apparently breached Home Depot stores across the country, according to a story appearing on a security news website.

The article said stolen credit card numbers found for sale online with listed zip codes are a 99.4 percent match to the zip codes of Home Depot store locations. The suspected theft also was reportedly confirmed by several sources working with banks.

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