Cyber-Slap for LoanCare: A Hilarious Tale of 1.3 Million Oopsies and the Art of Digital Damage Control

In the wake of the “LoanCare Data Breach,” the company finds itself knee-deep in digital shards, playing cyber Sherlock. With 1.3 million customers’ data in the wind, they’re now offering a “We goofed, here’s some free peace-of-mind” two-year identity monitoring package. Meanwhile, the mystery of whether this was a ransomware heist remains tantalizingly unsolved.

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LoanCare, the mortgage-servicing arm of Fidelity National Financial, got a cyber-slap on the wrist when hackers made off with the sensitive data of 1.3 million customers. Now, the company's playing digital detective, trying to piece together the hows and whys of the breach, while also offering their victims, I mean customers, a two-year identity monitoring service. Or as I like to call it, the "Oops, we messed up. Here, have this peace of mind on us" package.

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