Flagstar Bank is warning customers that their personal information, including social security numbers, may have been stolen in a ransomeware attack.
The company said the hack was discovered in January but customers said they were recently notified.
Local 4 learned that the thieves got social security numbers as well home addresses not only of customers but also possibly employees. Flagstar has reached out to customers impacted and offering a credit monitoring service.
Contact Flagstar if you’ve been affected or have concerns.
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Tool created to aid cleanup from Microsoft hack in broad use
A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it was released last week, the White House’s National Security Council said Monday.
As a result, the number of vulnerable systems has fallen by 45%, according to an NSC spokesperson.
The one-click Microsoft tool was created to protect against cyberattacks and to scan systems for compromises and fix them. It was developed after a massive hack affecting an estimated tens of thousands of users of servers running Microsoft’s Exchange email program.
