ADT disclosed the incident in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

ADT said it has no reason to believe that customers' home security systems were compromised during the attack.

The home security company said it was continuing its investigation and had already notified impacted customers.

Home security specialist ADT discloses data breach in SEC filing

As of June 2024, ADT was responsible for watching over the homes of approximately six million customers.

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In 2016, the company was acquired by Apollo Global Management for close to $7 billion.

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