Hackers gained access to Home Depots network and deployed malware on the companys self-checkout point-of-sale system in 2014. Hackers obtained payment card information of 40 million consumers in 46 states plus the District of Columbia. New York State, for its part, gets $597,459.80 out of the deal. As part of the settlement, Home Depot also agreed to take a series of steps to strengthen its cybersecurity posture. The retailer is finally hiring its first chief information security officer (CISO)”]