ADT recently confirmed that it fell victim to a cyberattack, which resulted in some customer data being compromised. The home security company revealed that the attackers were able to access databases containing customer home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.
In a brief regulatory filing published late Wednesday, ADT stated that it has “no reason to believe” that customer home security systems were compromised during the incident. However, the company did not provide details on how they reached that conclusion. ADT mentioned that only a “small percentage” of customers were affected, without specifying an exact number.
As of June 2024, ADT reported having six million customers. This disclosure comes shortly after a seller on a cybercrime forum claimed to have stolen over 30,000 customer records from ADT. TechCrunch was unable to verify the authenticity of these claims.
Sarah Bellinger, a spokesperson for ADT, declined to comment on the cyberattack and data breach when contacted by TechCrunch. ADT is one of the largest home security companies in the United States and is currently owned by private equity giant Apollo Global Management, which also owns TechCrunch’s parent company, Yahoo.