Cyberattack Disrupts Operations of First American, Subsidiaries
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:45 pm
The systems and operations of First American Financial Corporation and several of its subsidiaries appear to have been significantly disrupted by a cyberattack.
First American provides title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It’s one of the largest title insurance companies in the United States.
The company revealed on December 21 that it had taken certain systems offline as a result of a “cybersecurity incident”.
In an update shared the next day, the company said email systems had also been taken offline and warned customers to be on the lookout for potentially malicious emails purporting to come from First American, First American Title or FirstAm.com.
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Cyberattack Disrupts Operations of First American, Subsidiaries
First American provides title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It’s one of the largest title insurance companies in the United States.
The company revealed on December 21 that it had taken certain systems offline as a result of a “cybersecurity incident”.
In an update shared the next day, the company said email systems had also been taken offline and warned customers to be on the lookout for potentially malicious emails purporting to come from First American, First American Title or FirstAm.com.
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Cyberattack Disrupts Operations of First American, Subsidiaries