Fidelity National Financial says hackers stole data from 1.3 million customers

Fidelity National Financial, a giant real estate service provider Confirmed that hackers stole 1.3 million customer data during a cyberattack in November. This forced the company to be offline for a week.

FNF said in a filing Tuesday with federal regulators: “We determined that unauthorized third parties gained access to certain FNF systems, deploying a type of malware that does not self-propagate. and stole some information,” the company said. “Notify affected customers and relevant state attorneys general and regulatory agencies. and approximately 1.3 million consumers that may be affected.”

The filing does not specify what customer information was stolen but said FNF is providing credit monitoring and identity theft services to affected customers. It suggests that stolen customer data is personal or sensitive.

FNF spokesperson Lisa Foxworthy-Parker did not respond to TechCrunch's email requesting additional details.

FNF said it "contained" the cyberattack on November 26 after a week-long shutdown. This caused the operations of the Company and most of its subsidiaries to halt. The customer is unable to pay the mortgage. One of FNF's affiliates described the incident as a "disaster" in an automated message to customers.

A ransomware gang known as ALPHV (or BlackCat) claimed responsibility for the FNF cyberattack in a post on a leaked dark web site. It was used to extort victims into paying hackers to erase and erase their data. ALPHV later removed FNF from its site. Ransomware and extortion gangs sometimes delete victims' data when they pay the ransom.

FNF is one of many organizations that have fallen victim to cyberattacks in recent weeks. It targets the mortgage and loan industry, including LoanDepot and Mr. Cooper. BO BO BO BO BO BO BO BO