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Schools often don't prioritize or understand cybersecurity
Bleeping Computer
The ShinyHunters extortion group stole the personal information of 5.5 million individuals after breaching the systems of home security giant ADT earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]
The Register
Security giant says attackers grabbed 'limited set' of data. Crooks claim 10 million records A home security biz getting digitally burgled is not a great look - but that's exactly where ADT finds itself. The company has confirmed a cyber intrusion following an extortion attempt by the ShinyHunters crew, which claims to have made off with more than 10 million records.…
The Register
Security giant says attackers grabbed 'limited set' of data. Crooks claim 10 million records
Have I Been Pwned
In April 2026, home security firm , which listed the company on its website as part of a "pay or leak" extortion attempt. The breach impacted 5.5M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. ADT also advised that "in a small percentage of cases, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers or Tax IDs were included" and that it had contacted all affected people. ADT confirmed a data breach by ShinyHunters
Bleeping Computer
Home security giant ADT has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid. [...]
Krebs on Security
Late last year, security researchers made a startling discovery: Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns were bypassing moderation on social media platforms by leveraging the same malicious advertising technology that powers a sprawling ecosystem of online hucksters and website hackers. A new report on the fallout from that investigation finds this dark ad tech industry is far more resilient and incestuous than previously known.
The Register
Made up revenue and pretended to use non-existent data The former CEO of Kubient, an advertising tech company that developed a cloudy product capable of detecting fraudulent ads, has been jailed for fraud.…
Bleeping Computer
Home and small business security company ADT disclosed it suffered a breach after threat actors gained access to its systems using stolen credentials and exfiltrated employee account data. [...]
Bleeping Computer
ADT Inc. disclosed via a Form 8-K filing at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that hackers have gained access to its systems, which hold customer order details. [...]