ADT admits security breach after hackers advertise stolen data on the dark web

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ADT admits security breach after hackers advertise stolen data on the dark web - lemm.ee

> Security company ADT disclosed in an SEC filing that hackers obtained “some limited customer information, including email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses.” TechCrunch reports that ADT’s disclosure follows a seller on a cybercrime forum claiming last week that they had obtained more than 30,000 stolen ADT customer records.

  • After it was already public knowledge

Remember this when you cancel your useless ADT services

"We're sorry (we got caught). Here's a free identity production scam to make you feel safe again.

I begin to wonder if identity theft protection was the next big thing to get into after self storage. A bit of investment and then there's very little upkeep, and the companies keep that demand rolling in.

I’m so glad I don’t fuck around with ADT