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In a surprise move late last week, Home Depot has agreed to settle a shareholders derivative suit filed against current and former members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer (CIO) following a massive data breach that occurred in 2014.

The shareholders allege that former and current board members breached their duty of loyalty to the company by failing to prevent the data breach or to remedy it after it occurred. The breach cost Home Depot $152 million with a total cost exposure predicted at $10 billion.

The settlement requires documenting the responsibilities of the CIO, maintaining an executive committee on data security, and transparency around the budget provided for Cybersecurity measures in the organization.
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