A cyberattack on a leading home security firm had the potential to put homeowner’s security at risk. But were the hackers able to access security codes or other information that could be problematic? The Record reports:
The home security systems company ADT Inc. announced Wednesday that unauthorized hackers unlawfully broke into some databases storing customer order information.
The company said the incident happened “recently” but did not provide the date for the intrusion, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
ADT said that once it learned of the incident, it quickly worked to block the unauthorized access and began investigating the hack with the help of external cybersecurity experts.
Attackers made off with “limited” customer information, including email addresses, phone numbers and home addresses, ADT said.
Read more at The Record.
The SEC filing makes no mention of any ransom or extortion demand, and no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this time.
