ADT hack exposes data of 5.5 million customers
ADT had customer data stolen in a cyber intrusion, and the number of people affected was confirmed at 5.5 million. The exposed data included names, phone numbers, addresses and email addresses. ADT confirmed the breach after ShinyHunters threatened to release the data, and phishing was used in the attack.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- ADT
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data of 5.5 million customers
- Cause / method
- Cyber intrusion via phishing
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- ADT confirmed the customer data breach after ShinyHunters threatened to release the data.
- It emerged that 5.5 million people were affected, that names, phone numbers, addresses and email addresses were exposed, and that the attack used phishing.
- It emerged that ShinyHunters had demanded money in connection with the breach.
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