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East West Bank

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Filed

Oct 2, 2014

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for East West Bank3 incidents on file

East West Bank notified customers that their debit card information may have been compromised due to the Home Depot data breach occurring between April 11 and September 7, 2014. The breach involved unauthorized access to payment card data at Home Depot US and Canadian stores. Affected data included customer names, debit card numbers, account addresses, and card expiration dates. East West Bank reviewed account activity, implemented additional transaction monitoring, and advised customers to monitor statements, consider credit freezes, and obtain free credit reports. No fraudulent use was known at the time of notification.

Incident timeline

Apr 11, 2014

Begins

Oct 2, 2014

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.