US home security firm ADT customer data stolen by ShinyHunters, about 5.5 million people affected

ADT said its systems detected unauthorized access to a limited set of customer and prospective customer data on April 20, terminated the intrusion and launched a forensic investigation ^[1]. According to BleepingComputer, HIBP says ShinyHunters stole personal data of 5.5 million people; ADT said the data was limited to names, phone numbers and addresses, with birth dates and last four digits of SSNs or tax IDs in a small share of cases ^[2]. ADT has directly notified all impacted individuals and will offer complimentary identity protection as appropriate; recipients can enroll per their notice ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Professional services

1. If notified by ADT, enroll in the complimentary identity protection offered in the notice ^[1].