Physical Security Giant, ADT, Suffers Attack, Again

For the second time in three months, physical security giant, ADT Inc. reported an “unauthorized activity” on its network, this time gaining access using compromised credentials obtained through a third-party business partner.
The result was the attack forced the Boca Raton, Florida-based company to shut down various components and mitigate the unauthorized access.
The company said it promptly took steps to shut down the unauthorized access, notified the third party its systems suffered compromise, launched an investigation, and implemented counter measures intended to safeguard the company’s information technology assets and operations, the company said in an October 2 8-K advisory to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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