loanDepot ransomware exposes personal data of about 16.9 million people
US mortgage lender loanDepot was hit by a ransomware attack in January 2024 that disrupted its IT systems and payment portal. Names, contact details, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers and other data of about 16.9 million people were stolen. ALPHV claimed responsibility for the attack, and in March 2025 a $25 million class action settlement was reached.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- loanDepot
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Names, contact details, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers and more of about 16.9 million people
- Cause / method
- Theft of personal data via ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that a cyber-attack had affected loanDepot's IT systems and payment portal.
- Potential legal action over the data breach was reviewed.
- ALPHV claimed responsibility for the loanDepot ransomware attack.
- loanDepot confirmed that personal data of about 16.9 million people had been stolen.
- A $25 million settlement was reached in the data breach class action.
11 related reports
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- ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches
- Ransomware Group Takes Credit for LoanDepot, Prudential Financial Attacks
- LoanDepot says about 17M customers had personal data and Social Security numbers stolen during cyberattack
- LoanDepot finally reveals what data was exposed in Jan hack
- LoanDepot Ransomware Attack Exposed 16.9 Million Individuals
- Almost 17 million LoanDepot customers had their personal information exposed in a breach
- $25M loanDepot data breach class action settlement
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