137,976 people have been warned after mortgage lending company was hacked – personal and financial records are at risk

A California mortgage lender is urging its clients to take precautionary measures following a security incident involving the company.

In a statement, Plaza Home Mortgage says an unauthorized party gained access to an employee’s computer on or around February 17, allowing threat actors to take over the company’s information systems.

Plaza says it immediately took measures to stop the attack after alerting security controls about the intrusion.

An investigation conducted following the incident reveals that the breach may have exposed customers’ personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s licenses, government IDs, and information related to mortgage loan applications and servicing.

“The personal information accessed was not the same for each person and did not always include all of the above data elements.”

According to the data breach notification to publish By the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the incident was discovered on March 3rd and resulted in the data of 137,976 people being compromised.

Plaza is providing affected individuals with free credit monitoring and identity theft services for 12 months.

“(We recommend) that you closely monitor your financial accounts, and if you see any unauthorized activity, you should contact your financial institution immediately. To further protect yourself from potential identity theft, we recommend placing a fraud alert on your credit files immediately.”

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