ADP Experiences Security Breach

wiredmikey writes "HR and Payroll outsourcing giant Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) experienced a system intrusion, the company announced Wednesday. ADP said it was investigating and taking measures to address the impact of a system intrusion that occurred with a client at Workscape, a benefits administration provider that ADP acquired in August 2010. ADP has also been actively cooperating with law enforcement to determine the cause of this incident and to assist authorities in identifying and apprehending those responsible. ADP added the following in a statement: 'Because this incident is the subject of an ongoing law enforcement investigation, ADP cannot disclose any additional details at this time. ADP will provide further updates once information that can be made public becomes available, and we will continue to communicate with all affected parties as appropriate.'"

Comments

Not exactly ADP

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The article makes grand mention of ADP, but the the affected systems are far less significant than if it were ADP itself. I don't know what ADP's services are like now, but I recall a time when my accounting people required MSIE and ActiveX controls to access ADP's services. That alone made me worry extensively about ADP's notion of security. But reading the article, I see that it's something else entirely.

ADP acquired Workscape in August 2010. Workscape provides solutions including talent management, benefits administration and employee communications for hundreds of organizations and millions of workers around the world.

The compromise was at Workscape which I imagine had not integrated its network with ADPs larger network. The organization appears not to have much to do with payroll or money services at all.