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ADT confirms customer data was stolen in a breach.
The prolific ShinyHunters group is claiming responsibility and threatening to leak the stolen data unless a ransom is paid. ADT has said that the info was mostly limited to names, phone numbers, and addresses, and that credit card or bank account information was not compromised.
The investigation confirmed that the information involved was limited to names, phone numbers, and addresses. In a small percentage of cases, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers or Tax IDs were included. Critically, no payment information — including bank accounts or credit cards — was accessed, and customer security systems were not affected or compromised in any way.
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