Home Depot confirmed on Monday afternoon that its payment data systems have been breached and that any customers that used their credit or debit cards at its stores in the U.S. and Canada since April could potentially be affected. The Atlanta, GA-based retailer said in a statement that it is still figuring out the extent of the breach but claimed that debit card PIN numbers are not at risk and that folks who shopped in Mexico or on the company’s website should be safe.

For the past week, [company]Home Depot[/company] has been in the spotlight after security reporter Brian Krebs detailed how several banks noticed evidence that compromised Home Depot point-of-sales (POS) systems might have been the source for stolen financial information that recently went on sale in the black market. Last week Home Depot said that it started investigating the situation after being notified by law enforcement and its…