Loan servicer agrees to $20M fine over 2021 cybersecurity breach
Bayview Asset Management and affiliates settle allegations that security was deficient and state regulators were stymied in investigation of 2021 incident affecting 5.8M customers
by Matt Carter Jan 8
First American adds real-time fraud alerts to title tech platform
Order Insights helped protect over 130K files in November by validating transaction data, notifying title agents of discrepancies and identifying other potential fraud indicators
by Matt Carter Dec 11
AnnieMac notifies more than 170K customers of data breach
National mortgage lender offering affected customers free credit monitoring and identity theft protection after hackers accessed Social Security numbers in August data breach
by Matt Carter Nov 18
Weeklong BoomTown outage was caused by hackers, CEO confirms
On Wednesday, executives told customers that a 'security incident involving a malicious third party' caused the outage that has disrupted thousands of brokers and agents since last week
by Taylor Anderson Apr 18
Title data is helping real estate agents and lenders prospect
DataTrace, which now operates more than 1,800 U.S. title plants, says the remarkable granularity of its data can help identify renters who are ready to buy, empty nesters and fix-and-flip investors
by Matt Carter Apr 9
LoanDepot hackers had access to Social Security numbers, DOBs
Hit by lawsuits, the lender is offering 24 months of free identity protection services and credit monitoring from Experian to 16.9M consumers affected by the January cyberattack
by Matt Carter Feb 27
Ransomware group claims it was behind loanDepot cyberattack
The FBI has developed a decryption tool to combat the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant, and authorities are offering $15M in rewards to stop the group
by Matt Carter Feb 21
CoStar, Zillow, RE/MAX among 118 firms sued by law enforcement
Atlas Data Privacy Corp. alleges the companies disclosed home addresses and unpublished home phone numbers for judges, police officers, prosecutors and their families
by Andrea V. Brambila Feb 14
Guild Mortgage set to acquire, rebrand Academy Mortgage
Upward of 1,000 Academy Mortgage employees will make the transition to Guild, including more than 600 originators, Guild said in announcing the 6th acquisition in 3 years
by Matt Carter Feb 13
Personal data of 16.6M loanDepot customers exposed
The mortgage lender has restored websites that collect payments, accept loan applications and match homebuyers with partner real estate agents after Jan. 4 cyberattack
by Matt Carter Jan 24
CoreLogic fights MLS cyberthreats with Clareity Assure
Adaptive authentication is at the heart of the system, which applies at random one of many factors to verify the request for access, such as location, device status and recent online behavior
by Craig C. Rowe Jan 10
LoanDepot is latest real estate company to be targeted by hackers
Mortgage lender says unauthorized party accessed its systems and encrypted some of its data, a tactic employed by ransomware groups to target more than 1,000 companies and organizations
by Matt Carter Jan 8
First American’s tough week: Inman’s Top 5
Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers
by Dani Vanderboegh Dec 30
Title insurer First American back online after cybersecurity incident
There are 'some limits to functionality' as First American continues efforts to return to normal business operations following a cybersecurity breach that knocked its website offline on Dec. 20
by Matt Carter Dec 28