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ADT admits security breach after hackers advertise stolen data on the dark web (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

"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.