Breach

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Home Depot's breach could have resulted from a vulnerability in Windows that was patched too late into the attack.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced on Monday that an investigation is underway regarding a cyber security intrusion into some of its systems.

A letter sent to Congressional leaders states that legislation to address data breaches should cover all entities that handle sensitive information.

Home Depot announced on Thursday that approximately 53 million email addresses were stolen in the data breach that the company confirmed in early September.

The Associated Press reported that a hack, similar to past intrusions by Chinese hackers, went unnoticed by USIS for months.

Christopher Lykes, a former employee with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, was sentenced to three years of probation and must serve 300 hours of community service.