# ADT Data Breach

> ADT confirmed a data breach affecting 5.5 million customers in April 2026, with ShinyHunters claiming responsibility and threatening to leak the data.

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Last modified: 2026-05-03T21:56:41.804Z

## Key Facts

- Company: ADT
- Company domain: adtelligent.com
- Reported by Breached: 2026-05-01
- Breach date: 2026-04-20
- People affected: 5.5M
- Severity: critical
- Exposed data types: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Partial government issued IDs, Phone numbers, Physical addresses


## Breach Detail

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## What happened

According to HIBP, home security firm ADT confirmed a data breach in April 2026 by the threat actor ShinyHunters. The group listed ADT on its website as part of a "pay or leak" extortion attempt.

## What was exposed

The breach exposed email addresses, names, phone numbers, and physical addresses for approximately 5.5 million unique accounts. According to ADT, in a small percentage of cases, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers or Tax IDs were also included.

## Who is affected

The breach impacted 5.5 million unique email addresses associated with ADT customers.

## What to do now

ADT advised that it had contacted all affected people. Individuals should monitor their accounts for suspicious activity and consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with credit bureaus if their Social Security number information was exposed.

## Sources

- [haveibeenpwned.com](https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#ADT): HIBP; supporting source; publisher: haveibeenpwned.com; retrieved: 2026-05-01. Excerpt: ADT confirmed a data breach affecting 5.5 million customers in April 2026, with ShinyHunters claiming responsibility and threatening to leak the data.

## Updates

- No case updates are currently published for this breach.

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