HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier is encouraging residents who may have used some of the state-issued prepaid debit cards at Home Depot to take steps to prevent unauthorized use of their accounts.

The home-improvement chain has confirmed a theft that could have gone back as far as April and affected customers who used credit and debit cards at nearly 2,200 of its U.S. and Canadian stores.

Nappier on Friday urged action by holders of cards issued by JPMorgan on behalf of the state's Department of Revenue Services, Department of Labor, Department of Social Services as well as the Department of children and Families.

The bank has notified Nappier's office that 214 cardholders who used their cards at the retailer may be affected.

Nappier urges cardholders to take advantage of Home Depot's free identity protection services and monitor their accounts.