ADT, one of them The largest home security provider In America, has been hacked. Violation, which was disclosed in a. Filing Wednesday, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contains multiple databases that contain customer information, including home addresses, emails and phone numbers.

TechCrunch, which originally reported the breach, notes that The company’s disclosure comes a week after a vendor on a cybercrime forum claimed more than 30,000 customer records had been stolen from the company. As stated in ADT’s SEC filing, the stolen data included “email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses.”

ADT deals exclusively with home security systems. Live video feedsAlthough the company has said that these systems were not breached during the incident. In a statement provided to Gizmodo, ADT asserted that “none of our customers’ home security systems were compromised or personally sensitive information such as credit card data, or banking information was accessed. Gone.” ADT claims customers affected by the breach “comprise a small percentage” of its “total subscriber base.”

Data breaches vary in shape and size, and the security industry is not immune to them. In 2021, the security company Verkada was hacked by a cybercrime group calling itself the “Arson Cats”. The digital intruder was able to access 150,000 live video feeds, including those from major companies, such as CloudflareEquinox, and Tesla.

ADT is a huge (and very old) company, so it’s understandable that it’s had its share of problems over the years. Back in 2021, an ADT security worker Caught abusing access. For hundreds of users’ home security feeds, often to see women undressing or people having sex. The man was finally there. Sentenced to prison. Back in the 1970s and 80salso infamous serial killer Dennis Rader (a.k.a. the “BTK Killer”). Worked for the company. Not great

If you’re an ADT customer and you’ve been affected by the recent data breach, you should have received a notice from the firm by now. If you want to check with the company, however, ADT has provided a dedicated phone number with a support team to answer customer questions. You can call: (866) 437-9016.