DATE : MAY 2019 NUMBER OF RECORDS COMPROMISED : 885M USERS

services company First American detected a cybersecurity breach in May 2019 as a result of a vulnerability within its proprietary EaglePro application , which it uses to store consumer data . As a result of the breach , hundreds of millions of customer records were exposed .

Files stored on the company ’ s website contained bank account numbers , bank statements , mortgage records , tax documents , wire transfer receipts and social security numbers . The information leaked dated back as far as 2003 and was available without any protection . 44 August 2024