Home security giant ADT says it was hacked
ADT confirmed a data breach affecting customer information, including home addresses and emails. A small percentage of its six million customers were impacted, but security systems were not compromised.
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ADT, a major home security company, has confirmed that it was recently hacked, resulting in a data breach that compromised customer information. The company reported that attackers accessed databases containing customer home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. Although ADT did not specify when the breach occurred, it stated that a "small percentage" of its six million customers were affected, without providing exact figures. The company emphasized that it has "no reason to believe" that customer home security systems were compromised, but did not elaborate on how this conclusion was reached. This announcement follows a claim made on a cybercrime forum, where a seller alleged to have stolen over 30,000 customer records from ADT. A spokesperson for ADT declined to provide further details regarding the incident. ADT is currently owned by Apollo Global Management, which also owns TechCrunch's parent company, Yahoo.
- ADT confirmed a recent data breach affecting customer information.
- The breach involved access to customer home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.
- ADT stated that a small percentage of its six million customers were impacted.
- The company believes customer security systems were not compromised.
- The incident follows claims of stolen records posted on a cybercrime forum.
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8 commentsWhat a depressing sentence.
As an aside, it's fun to learn about your company having been hacked on HN!
Almost there to become my own alarm/weather-alert unit.
Can still get those for dirt cheap on Amazon.
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