ADT says customer data stolen in cyber intrusion
4 hours ago
- #Cybersecurity Breach
- #ShinyHunters Attack
- #ADT Intrusion
- ADT announced that cybercriminals breached their systems on Monday, stealing a 'limited set' of customer and prospective customer information.
- The stolen data includes names, phone numbers, addresses, dates of birth, last four digits of Social Security numbers, and tax IDs, but no payment data; customer security systems were not affected.
- A cybercriminal group claimed to have stolen 10 million records and threatened to leak the data unless a ransom was paid, though ADT did not confirm the number impacted or ransom details.
- ADT is notifying impacted individuals, offering identity protection services, involving law enforcement and third-party cyber experts, and has reported multiple breaches to the SEC in recent years.
- The attack is linked to the ShinyHunters cybercriminal operation, which has targeted other high-profile companies and resurfaced this year with new data leaks, despite legal actions against some members.