Updated: Home Depot confirms data breach

UPDATE: September 8 -- Forbes reported that Home Depot has confirmed its payment systems were compromised and is investigating transactions from April 2014 to date. 

"In confirming the data breach, Home Depot said Monday that brick and mortar stores in U.S. and Canada have been affected, while stores in Mexico and transactions that occurred on HomeDepot.com seem to have been spared," according to the article. "The company said that it is investigating transactions from April 2014 going forward — that is, transactions that have occurred in the past five months — and that while the full scope, scale and impact of the breach has yet to be determined, 'there is no evidence that debit PIN numbers were compromised.'"

To get the full story, visit Forbes. 

More coverage of the security breach:

September 4 - An unknown number of credit and debit card account numbers -- perhaps millions -- are selling for $50 to $100 each after being stolen during a suspected breach involving Home Depot, according to an article in The Plain Dealer. 

September 2 - Home Depot is investigating a potential credit card security breach. 

"The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer told The Associated Press Tuesday that it is working with both banks and law enforcement to investigate 'unusual activity' that would point to a hack," according to the article.

Read the full story on ABC News.