Add


American
Neighborhood
Mortgage
Acceptance
Company
LLC,
doing
business
as
AnnieMac,
to
the
list
of
mortgage
lenders
that
have
recently
suffered
a


data
breach

from
a
cyberattack. 

The
company
notified
state
authorities
that
it
became
aware
of
“suspicious
activity”
of
certain
systems
within
its
network
in
August.
After
an
investigation,
it
concluded
that
cybercriminals
infiltrated
its
systems,
potentially
accessing
and
acquiring
files
containing
sensitive
personal
information
of
171,074
customers. 

“The
investigation
determined
that
between
August
21,
2024,
and
August
23,
2024,
an
unknown
actor
gained
access
to
systems
on
AnnieMac’s
network
and
viewed
and/or
copied
certain
files
from
these
systems,”
the
company
said
in
a
written
notification
on
Thursday
to
state
authorities
in
Maine.
“The
type
of
information
affected
by
this
event
includes
name
and
Social
Security
number.” 

AnnieMac
CEO
Joseph
Panebianco
said,
“Cyber
threats
are
an
unfortunate
reality
in
today’s
digital
world.”
However,
he
added,
“Thanks
to
our
team’s
vigilance
and
proactive
monitoring,
we
detected
the
attack
early
and
acted
swiftly
to
secure
our
systems,
minimizing
potential
harm
and
notifying
those
affected.

“While
no
information
has
been
confirmed
as
taken,
we
are
responding
with
the
utmost
caution.
This
includes
offering
complimentary
credit
monitoring
and
identity
theft
protection
services
to
impacted
individuals
as
part
of
our
unwavering
commitment
to
safeguarding
our
customers’
trust.”

Individuals
affected
will
have
access
to
credit
monitoring
services
for
one
year
through

CyEx,
which
the
lender
offers.
The
company
said
notifications
were
sent
to
customers,
state
and
federal
regulators,
and
the
three
major
credit
reporting
agencies. 

New
Jersey-based
AnnieMac
originated
$2.5
billion
in
mortgage
loans
in
the
last
12
months,
according
to
the
mortgage
tech
platform

Modex

estimates.
Most
of
it
is
conventional
(52%)
and
purchase
(75%)
loans.
AnnieMac
has
447
sponsored
loan
officers
and
74
active
branches
as
of
Monday,
per
the

Nationwide
Multistate
Licensing
System

(NMLS). 

AnnieMac
is
now
part
of
the
group
of
mortgage
lenders
targeted
by
cybercriminals,
which
also
includes



Mr.
Cooper
Group,



loanDepot,



Fairway,


Nations
Direct
Mortgage,
and


Fidelity
National
Financial
Inc.,

parent
of
servicer

LoanCare. 

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