"Flagstar Bank Reveals Data Breach Affecting 1.5 Million Clients"

Flagstar Bank is notifying 1.5 million customers of a data breach in which hackers gained access to personal information during a December cyberattack. Flagstar is a financial services company based in Michigan that is one of the country's largest banks, with more than $30 billion in assets. Following an investigation of the incident, the bank discovered that the threat actors had obtained sensitive client information, including full names and Social Security numbers. Upon learning of the incident, Flagstar activated its incident response plan, engaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents, and reported the breach to federal law enforcement. Flagstar will provide affected individuals with two years of free identity monitoring and protection services. The data breach affected 1,547,169 people across the country, according to information filed to the Maine Attorney General's Office. This article continues to discuss the impact of and response to the data breach faced by Flagstar Bank, and other significant security incidents experienced by the bank and its victims. 

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