Real estate industry data breaches expose Social Security numbers, financial account information tied to mortgages and closings, and property records at brokerages, title companies, mortgage lenders, and property management firms. These exposures carry a heightened risk of financial fraud, including wire fraud schemes that specifically target real estate transactions, where attackers use stolen closing and escrow information to trick buyers or title companies into wiring funds to fraudulent accounts. Real estate transactions involve an unusually large amount of sensitive financial data changing hands in a short window of time, across multiple parties including buyers, sellers, agents, lenders, and title companies, which creates multiple points of potential exposure in a single deal. Property management companies also retain long-term tenant data, including Social Security numbers and payment histories, that can be exposed even outside of an active transaction. This page tracks confirmed data breaches at real estate companies, including what data was exposed, which companies notified regulators, and what affected individuals can do next to protect themselves.
A ransomware group has reportedly claimed responsibility for an attack on Fred H Beck & Associates, a Charlotte-based commercial real estate firm, though the company has not confirmed the incident.
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A ransomware group claims it accessed data from Acclaim Companies / JCJ Investment, a real estate development and property management firm. The company has not confirmed the incident.
Access Residential Management notified Vermont officials that a data breach exposed health information belonging to affected individuals, prompting new identity theft concerns.
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Lincoln Property Company Commercial LLC notified the California Attorney General of a data breach that exposed personal information belonging to affected individuals. Here’s what is known so far and what to do next.
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A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a data breach at Century Management Services, a New York property management firm, alleging theft of resident and financial records.
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A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a data breach involving real estate manager Olnick Rentals, alleging theft of sensitive company and personal data.
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Ethan Conrad Properties notified affected individuals of a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information, prompting free credit monitoring enrollment and a formal filing with the California Attorney General.
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TruAmerica Multifamily, a national multifamily real estate investment firm, suffered a ransomware attack by a group that resulted in unauthorized access to company data.
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NAI Earle Furman, a commercial real estate firm, suffered a data breach after a ransomware group accessed its file server, potentially exposing employee, broker, and property-management records.
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Prestige Management Inc. suffered a ransomware attack in which the group claims to have stolen 20GB of corporate data, including employee and client personal and financial information.
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