{"id":430448,"date":"2026-06-12T19:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/137976-people-warned-after-mortgage-lending-firm-breached-personal-and-financial-records-at-risk-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:24:53","slug":"137976-people-warned-after-mortgage-lending-firm-breached-personal-and-financial-records-at-risk-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/137976-people-warned-after-mortgage-lending-firm-breached-personal-and-financial-records-at-risk-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"137,976 People Warned After Mortgage Lending Firm Breached \u2013 Personal and Financial Records at Risk &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A California-based mortgage lender is urging its clients to take precautionary measures following a security incident involving the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a statement, Plaza Home Mortgage says that an unauthorized party managed to access an employee\u2019s computer on or around February 17th, which allowed threat actors to get hold of the firm\u2019s information systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaza says it immediately took action to shut down the attack after the security controls alerted about the intrusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The investigation conducted following the incident reveals that the breach may have exposed customers\u2019 personal information, including names, addresses, social security numbers, birth dates, driver\u2019s licenses, government identifications and information related to mortgage loan applications and servicing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe personal information that was accessed was not the same for each person and does not always include all the above data elements.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the data breach notice <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/agviewer\/content\/ag\/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318\/35b7d0da-3a25-4692-a333-bb42ebb25856.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the office of the Maine Attorney General, the incident was discovered on March 3rd and compromised the data of 137,976 people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaza is providing affected individuals with free 12 months of credit monitoring services and identity theft services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[W]e recommend that you closely monitor your financial accounts and if you see any unauthorized activity, you should promptly contact your financial institution. 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In a statement, Plaza Home Mortgage says that an unauthorized party managed to access an employee\u2019s computer on or around February 17th, which allowed threat actors to get hold of the firm\u2019s information systems. 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