Top American mortgage lender AnnieMac says thousands of customers have had data stolen in breach

Date:
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:03:00 +0000

Description:
Hackers stole AnnieMac customer names and social security numbers.

FULL STORY ======================================================================AnnieMac
says more than 170,000 people have had names and SSNs exposed New filing
with the Maine Attorney General covers Summer 2023 hack The identity and motive of the attackers are unknown at this time

AnnieMac Home Mortgage has revealed suffering a data breach in which the sensitive data on hundreds of thousands of customers was exposed.

The mortgage company confirmed the information in a filing with the Maine Office of the Attorney General, saying it spotted suspicious activity on certain systems within its network on August 23, 2023.

Subsequent investigation determined that an unnamed attacker accessed the companys IT infrastructure on August 21, and viewed and/or copied certain files from these systems. No one claimed responsibility yet

These certain files held peoples full names and Social Security Numbers
(SSN). A total of 171,074 individuals were affected by the incident.

This, arguably, isnt that disruptive of a breach. Cybercriminals prefer databases with email addresses, postal addresses, and phone numbers, since they can use the information to impersonate other people, engage in spam and phishing, and more. There are not plenty of things they can do with just
names and SSNs.

To tackle the incident, AnnieMac did what most victim organizations do these days - it employed a third-party forensics company, notified the police, mailed the affected people, and offered a years worth of identity theft protection and credit monitoring, via CyEx.

It also apologized, saying the confidentiality, privacy, and security of personal information within our care are among AnnieMacs highest priorities.

We dont know who stole the files. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the files are yet to pop up anywhere on the dark web.

AnnieMac Home Mortgage is a full-service mortgage lender that provides a wide range of home financing solutions, such as conventional loans, FHA loans, VA loans, USDA loans, and jumbo loans. With hundreds of thousands of customers, the company generates an estimated annual revenue of approximately $240 million.

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