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ALPHV gang claims it's the attacker that broke into Prudential Financial, LoanDepot
2024-02-19 14:02

ALPHV has now made a number of inflammatory allegations against both victims, which of course should be taken with a substantial grain of salt given that they are indeed criminals. "The claims are categorically false. We continue to have uninterrupted access to their network and are actively exfiltrating information," ALPHV alleged on its site.

ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches
2024-02-16 23:46

The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage lender loanDepot. LoanDepot revealed on January 22 that at least 16.6 million people had their personal information stolen in the ransomware attack they confirmed on January 8, two days after disclosing it as a "Cyber incident" on January 6.

loanDepot cyberattack causes data breach for 16.6 million people
2024-01-22 15:59

Mortgage lender loanDepot says that approximately 16.6 million people had their personal information stolen in a ransomware attack disclosed earlier this month. Today, after confirming that millions of people had their data stolen, the company said it would notify individuals impacted by this data breach, providing them with free credit monitoring and identity protection services.

loanDepot says ransomware gang stole data of 16.6 million people
2024-01-22 15:59

Mortgage lender loanDepot says that approximately 16.6 million people had their personal information stolen in a ransomware attack disclosed earlier this month. Today, after confirming that millions of people had their data stolen, the company said it would notify individuals impacted by this data breach, providing them with free credit monitoring and identity protection services.

US mortgage lender loanDepot confirms ransomware attack
2024-01-08 17:39

Leading U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot confirmed today that a cyber incident disclosed over the weekend was a ransomware attack that led to data encryption. LoanDepot is a major nonbank mortgage lender in the United States, with over $140 billion in serviced loans and roughly 6,000 employees.

Mortgage firm loanDepot cyberattack impacts IT systems, payment portal
2024-01-07 20:37

U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot has suffered a cyberattack that caused the company to take IT systems offline, preventing online payments against loans.LoanDepot is one of the largest nonbank retail mortgage lenders in the USA, employing approximately 6,000 people and servicing loans of over $140 billion.