Texas-based mortgage and loan company Mr. Cooper has disclosed that almost 14.7 million people’s private information, including addresses and bank account numbers, were stolen in an earlier IT security breach.
In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office, Mr. Cooper said the hackers stole customer names, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers, as well as customer Social Security Numbers and bank account numbers.
The number of affected victims is significantly higher than the 4 million existing customers that Mr. Cooper claims on its website, likely because the company stores historical data on mortgage holders. Mr. Cooper had acquired Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Centex Home Equity, and sister brands RightPath Servicing, Rushmore Servicing, Greenlight Financial Services, and Champion Mortgage.
The company refused to provide further detail about the cyberattack that hit its systems.
This is expected to cost the business at least $25 million to clean up for providing identity protection services for two years.
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