Home Depot may be investigated by FTC; sued by customer

• Along with five states that have launched a probe into the data breach at Home Depot (NYSE:HD), two senators have now asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate.
• Home Depot has yet to say what exactly was stolen, although experts estimate that the breach affected over 40M payment cards.
• Meanwhile, the first lawsuit from a customer has surfaced over the cyberattack, sueing the home improvement retailer for failing to properly safeguard customer data.