Mailchimp says a hacker accessed the data of 133 accounts via employee social engineering, first detected on January 11 and its second breach in six months (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

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Mailchimp says a hacker accessed the data of 133 accounts via employee social engineering, first detected on January 11 and its second breach in six months  —  Email marketing and newsletter giant Mailchim…

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Landlord installed new ADT security system, gave me the wrong code and now I don’t know if I can leave my apartment

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I will preface this by noting that I am completely new to any kind of home security (and a bit stressed/overwhelmed by the current situation) – so please forgive what might be very stupid questions/general lack of knowledge.

The company that owns my apartment complex just started installing ADT security systems in every unit. Mine went in today, and it randomly went into “armed” mode this evening. The system didn’t come with any useful instructions, so I’m not sure what happens if I open the door to leave when it’s in “armed” mode, but I assume it will set off an obnoxious alarm that I won’t be able to stop without the system code. Problem is, my landlord apparently gave me the wrong code – when I try to disarm it or change any settings, it asks for the code and the one I received doesn’t work. I don’t have an account with ADT yet (for some reason it says they wait 48 to 72 hours after installation to send me a link to set one up) and the apartment employees who work at the front desk have all left for the day, so I have no one to contact for help. (I put in an urgent maintenance request, but there’s no 24/7 number to call, unfortunately).

The system is “ADT Multifamily” and as far as I can tell, the control panel that has now “armed” the system is called 2GIG GC3. The also installed a “Yale Door Lock” – it has a keypad and a regular keyhole.

Main questions:

  1. The physical lock (deadbolt) is currently open – if I turn it to lock it, will that set off the alarm (e.g., from sensing movement in the doorway)?
  2. I generally leave for work before the apartment staff arrive in the morning – if I leave while the system is armed, will that set off the alarm? (I see an option for “quick exit” on the control panel – not sure if that requires the code as well)
  3. If I leave with this system armed, will I be able to just get back in using my key without setting anything off? Or will I need to put in the code on the control panel after I enter to prevent an alarm from going off?
  4. If I do set the alarm off without the code, will it just continue to blare indefinitely? Or do these things have some kind of automatic shutoff time (e.g., it goes off for 5 minutes and then stops whether you have the code or not)?

I’m a bit freaked out about the whole thing right now and greatly appreciate any guidance anyone can provide.

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