In November 2023, real estate services company Fidelity National Financial (FNF) got its systems knocked offline for a week after a cyberincident.<\/p>\n
As is often the case these days, it turns out that the cyberincident was very likely a ransomware attack that included a data breach. Ransomware operators typically steal data from the compromised systems to use as extra leverage against the victim. <\/p>\n
The attack on FNF was claimed by ransomware group ALPHV\/BlackCat on its leak site. ALPHV is typically in the top five most active ransomware gangs in our monthly ransomware reviews<\/a> and is one of the most dangerous ransomware groups in the world.<\/p>\n The listing on ALPHV\u2019s leak site has since been removed which might indicate that the ransom was paid. But it could also be another reason: In December 2023, the gang\u2019s infrastructure was taken down by law enforcement. Unfortunately the gang did re-appear soon after<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a form 8-K, FNF said it had notified applicable state attorneys general and regulators, and approximately 1.3 million potentially impacted consumers. Form 8-K is known as a \u201ccurrent report\u201d and it is the report that companies must file with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about.<\/p>\n The company has not so far specified the type of data that may have been stolen. FNF is providing credit monitoring and identity theft services to affected customers.<\/p>\n There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach<\/a>.<\/p>\n We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identit<\/strong>y<\/p>\n Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Protect your\u2014and your family’s\u2014personal information by using\u00a0Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\nData breach<\/h2>\n
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