"Security Provider ADT Discloses Second Cybersecurity Incident in Two Months"

ADT recently announced that an unauthorized party stole encrypted internal data related to employee user accounts.  The company detected the unauthorized access on October 2nd and said the "unauthorized actor had illegally accessed ADT's network using compromised credentials obtained through a third-party business partner." The incident is the second cyberattack disclosed by the company in two months. In an August 7th SEC filing, ADT disclosed that during a cybersecurity incident, unauthorized actors illegally accessed certain databases containing ADT customer order information, including email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses.  ADT noted that the incident on August 7th did not affect credit card data or banking information.  The investigation into the more recent cyberattack is still ongoing. 

CyberScoop reports: "Security Provider ADT Discloses Second Cybersecurity Incident in Two Months"