First American Financial Corp. – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:30:17 +0000

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating a security failure on the Web site of real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. that exposed more than 885 million personal and financial records tied to mortgage deals going back to 2003, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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Leaks and breaches: a roundup

June 3, 2019 admin Amazingco, breaches, Business Email Compromise, Canva, data, data breach, data leaks, First American Financial Corp., Flipboard, impersonation attempts, leaks, privacy

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:47:11 +0000

There’s been some huge leaks and breaches over the last few days, impacting everything from regular logins to important financial documents. What’s the fallout?

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NY Investigates Exposure of 885 Million Mortgage Documents

May 31, 2019 admin A Little Sunshine, data breaches, First American Financial Corp., New York Department of Financial Services, New York Times, Stacy Cowley

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 13:58:59 +0000

New York regulators are investigating a weakness that exposed 885 million mortgage records at First American Financial Corp. [NYSE:FAF] as the first test of the state’s strict new cybersecurity regulation. That measure, which went into effect in March 2019 and is considered among the toughest in the nation, requires financial companies to regularly audit and report on how they protect sensitive data, and provides for fines in cases where violations were reckless or willful.

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First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records

May 24, 2019 admin Ben Shoval, data breaches, First American Financial Corp.

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 20:47:11 +0000

The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. [NYSE:FAF] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this week by KrebsOnSecurity. The digitized records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images — were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser.