Home Depot settles in data breach suit

ATLANTA — Home Depot has reached a settlement over the 2014 database hacking incident, which saw more than 50 million customers’ personal information compromised. In an agreement with the settlement class of plaintiff banks, Home Depot will pay $25 million in damages, and shore up its online security and oversight of vendors. The settlement is in addition to at least $134.5 million already paid to consortia of credit card providers and banks.