Personal info of nearly 15M people exposed in Mr. Cooper data breach
Personal information in exposed files included names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, Mr. Cooper tells regulators
by Matt Carter Dec 19
Mr. Cooper back online after 'precautionary' 4-day shutdown
More than 4M homeowners send their mortgage payments to Mr. Cooper, but it's unclear how many had their data exposed as the company continues to investigate security breach
by Matt Carter Nov 9
She was hacked on Instagram. Now a Compass broker is speaking out
Nancy Gordon told Inman she had been trying to do several things at once when the hack happened — like many real estate professionals tend to do — which likely made her more off-guard than she might have been otherwise
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 23
Douglas Elliman data breach impacts thousands of New Yorkers
Douglas Elliman's property management arm suffered a data breach on April 7 that exposed residents' Social Security, driver's license and passport numbers
by Marian McPherson Apr 20
Ascension settles with FTC over mortgage data mishap
A Texas-based mortgage data and analytics company wasn't keeping its eye on a vendor that exposed tens of thousands of mortgage holders' personal financial information.
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 17
broken computer screen
The MLS, which boasts 42,000 subscribers, notified its members on Thursday, 11 days after the attack. Cyber criminals may have gained access to login and contact information
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 28
How to identify and avoid internet scams during COVID-19
COVID-19 brought about a set of new obstacles to industry professionals, including an increased risk of cybercrime. So what can real estate agents do to avoid falling victim to internet scammers?
by Justin Stutz May 19
Equifax will pay up to $700M over data breach that exposed millions
The payments are a response to the largest-ever data hack of its kind, which was discovered in 2017 and impacted nearly 150M consumers
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 22
Realtor group sends cease and desist over CoreLogic data breach
Austin Board of Realtors is demanding Travis Central Appraisal District destroy data it obtained from CoreLogic
by Patrick Kearns May 9
1 million StreetEasy accounts have been hacked
The company learned about the breach after seeing reports that its data was for sale on the dark web
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 20
Data encryption: A how-to guide for real estate professionals
Keep your clients' information safe
by Sarah Brown Jun 13
Is a fraud alert or security freeze better after a data breach?
The T-Mobile and Experian hacking left questions for consumers
by Nabil Captan Oct 22
National Association of Realtors offers data security and privacy training
Trade group tracking potential legal and regulatory crackdown
by Inman Jun 2