Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs
New Jersey-based mortgage loan provider AnnieMac Home Mortgage (American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company) is informing many individuals of a recent data breach.
In notification letters to impacted individuals, AnnieMac revealed that it detected suspicious activity on some systems on August 23, 2024.
An investigation showed that hackers had access to its systems between August 21 and August 23, and they viewed and/or copied files containing personal information. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers.
“Upon discovering the event, AnnieMac moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident, assess the security of its systems, and identify potentially affected individuals. AnnieMac also implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards,” the lender said.
AnnieMac told the Maine Attorney General that more than 171,000 people are impacted by the data breach.
The company is offering impacted individuals free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.
“Please note that at this time, there is no indication your information has been used to commit identity theft or fraud in relation to this event,” AnnieMac is telling impacted customers.
No known ransomware group appears to have taken credit for this attack.
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Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is a managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher for two years before starting a career in journalism as Softpedia’s security news reporter. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.
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