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SMH-ADT Hacked
ADT got hacked so if you did business with them or do now, keep on the lookout for phishing emails, text, snail mail etc.
The article and explanations were rather non transparent in my opinion.
They activated rigorous cyber security protocols. Fancy language, lol, those should have already been activated before the hack.
Kind of ironic that a security company can't protect their own servers.
It's coming to all who are sloppy with our data and/or handle their server security nonchalantly.
Instead of sending out a mass email to notify, so far anyhow, you have to call for info and answers, (rather ironic that one) per the article.
They may have made other contact. Articles are what they are. You decide.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/adt-hacked-your-home-security-system-really-secure
captain11
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6.1K Messages
28 days ago
@dlpsr Thanks for posting about this. Raises the question on how the breach was specifically done, ie if done through one of the many integrations with 3rd party products they support. Typical good news, bad news story with IoT integration, much less likely to have SS as they mostly have their own eco system.
Of course, I don't believe a word ADT says. 😑
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dlpsr
1.2K Messages
28 days ago
My guess is an uninformed employee fell for a phishing email, or internal enemy, disgruntled former employee? Who knows? It happens often to many businesses not involved in iOT devices.
iOT is a big target, but with proper security protocols it can be mitigated "to a degree".
Unless China has Trojan backdoors in those Expressif chips they provide for devices. Experts will say its tested. Lol The same ones that get hacked?
ie; in our base stations and millions of devices worldwide.😮😂 Teasing.🤔
I was on a long winded security rant reply and mitigation techniques, but deleted it.
You know me, long winded 😂. I'm a bit of a security nerd 🤓. Hardly anyone reads it here anyhow.
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dlpsr
1.2K Messages
27 days ago
@captain11 The National Public Data breach is even worse. Search it up.
2.5 to 2.9 billion packets of information, with a B, SSN's also.👀🧐
How these companies get all out data is beyond me.🤔
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worthing
725 Messages
27 days ago
Freeze your credit reports if you haven't already. Once you do so a bad actor can't do anything to establish credit in your name. It does add some overhead to your life as you have to unfreeze it when you want to establish credit but that's not something most people do very often. (Buy a car or house, get a new credit card, etc.)
More info can be found at https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze but this is, IMO, the single most important and effective thing you can do to combat identity theft.
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dlpsr
1.2K Messages
26 days ago
Exactly what I did, just as a precaution, I'm too old to need credit anyhow, so unless I need a brand new CC card from a different company or something they can stay frozen or locked forever.
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