The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into a data security vulnerability at real estate title insurance firm First American Financial Corporation that led to a leak of 885 million personal and financial records, KrebsOnSecurity reports. Bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts and driver's license images were among the records that were exposed. The hacked information was linked to mortgage deals dating back to 2003. First American put out a statement July 16 saying that an in-house investigation revealed just 32 consumers were subject to the leak.
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