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
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
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
Title insurer First American and many subsidiaries remain offline
The Dec. 20 cybersecurity incident has derailed closings and generated complaints about the lack of communication since the company took some systems offline
by Matt Carter Dec 26
LoanCare says data breach affected 1.3M mortgage customers
Parent company Fidelity National Financial has not said whether its other subsidiaries were also affected in a cybersecurity incident the company says it discovered and contained in November
by Matt Carter Dec 26
First American Financial warns clients to watch out for fake emails
Two days after being hit by a cyberattack, the title insurance giant says it's still trying to restore operations, warns clients that it's taken its email system offline and to be wary of messages
by Matt Carter Dec 22
Title insurer First American Financial is hackers' latest target
The nation's 2nd biggest title insurer issues terse statement saying it's taken some systems offline. Ransomware group Blackcat has infiltrated more than 1,000 computer networks
by Matt Carter Dec 21
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: Hackers got personal info on past and present customers
The loan servicing giant faces multiple lawsuits over recent cybersecurity breach and will provide 2 years of identity protection services and credit monitoring to all current and former customers
by Matt Carter Dec 15
FNF still mum on whether it was target of ransomware attack
CEO Mike Nolan says FNF has resumed normal operations, and that customer disruption from the cybersecurity incident was 'relatively brief' and included the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
by Matt Carter Dec 6
Title insurer Fidelity restoring operations after security incident
The nation's largest title insurer won't say whether it was the target of a ransomware attack, sparking speculation that it paid a ransom to hackers exploiting Citrix Bleed software vulnerability
by Matt Carter Nov 30
Nation's biggest title insurer hit by ransomware attack, reports say
Fidelity National Financial acknowledges that a 'cybersecurity incident' disrupted the provision of title and escrow services and other technology the company provides to the real estate industry
by Matt Carter Nov 27
Industry rallies to work around ongoing Rapattoni cyberattack
Multiple listing services impacted by an ongoing ransomware attack on Rapattoni are defaulting to manual updates, texting and email to communicate listing updates, according to reports
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 15
Rapattoni hit with ransomware attack, paralyzing MLSs and agents
Federal investigators are working with MLS software company, and its insurance carriers are negotiating with hackers, who have prevented new data from being input after the Aug. 9 attack
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 11