ADT confirms customer data breach in cyber intrusion, security systems unaffected
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Jonathan Greig
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Summary
ADT, a home security company, suffered a cyber intrusion on Monday where attackers stole a limited set of customer and prospective customer data, including names, phone numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and partial Social Security numbers/tax IDs. The company confirmed that payment data was not stolen and that customer security systems were not compromised. ADT did not disclose the number of affected individuals or whether a ransom was demanded.
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No payment data was stolen and an ADT spokesperson said 'customer security systems were not affected or compromised in any way.'
The company did not respond to questions about the number of people impacted or if a ransom was offered.
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