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Tom’s Guide
Technology
Dave LeClair

ADT suffers data breach — full names, addresses and phone numbers exposed

A Secured by ADT sign on a lawn.

ADT is a popular home security service designed to monitor and protect from intruders. Ironically, the company has an intruder problem of its own, as hackers have gained access to the company's servers and stolen information about ADT's customers. The information was then posted to a popular hacking forum, causing alarm for the company and people protected by its services.

In a statement to Tom's Guide, an ADP spokesperson explained what happened and the kind of information that was stolen, saying: 

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