Verisure, a home security company, reported unauthorized access to customer data within its Swedish subsidiary, Alert Alarm. The breach was isolated to Alert Alarm’s IT systems, managed separately by an external billing partner, and did not affect Verisure’s broader operations across Europe and Latin America. Compromised data includes names, addresses, email addresses, and social security numbers of approximately 35,000 current and former customers in Sweden (though Alert Alarm currently serves fewer than 6,000 active customers). The incident occurred shortly after Verisure’s €3.2 billion IPO, leading to a 5% drop in share value. Swedish police launched an investigation into suspected blackmail and aggravated data breach, though no further details on the perpetrators or timeline were disclosed. Verisure stated no evidence of intrusion was found in its primary network, and forensic analysis remains ongoing. Customers were notified of the breach, but no additional impacts (e.g., financial fraud or operational disruption) were reported beyond the data exposure.