Anywhere Real Estate data breach exposes employee information
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Anywhere Real Estate data breach exposes employee information
"Anywhere Real Estate is the real estate industry's latest data breach victim. The firm discovered that there had been a cybersecurity incident impacting its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) environment in late November. The breach was officially disclosed to attorneys general in Maine, New Hampshire, Texas and Vermont, as well as the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation."
"Ransomware group CL0P has claimed responsibility for the attack, in which an intruder gained access to Anywhere's Oracle EBS environment and downloaded sensitive data, including information about franchisees and brokers, as well as current and former employees. This personal information included names, addresses, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and basic job details. CL0P threatened to release this information if their demands were not met."
Anywhere Real Estate experienced a ransomware attack that compromised its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) environment, discovered in late November. The incident affected 17,429 individuals across multiple states and affiliated businesses, including franchisees, brokers, current and former employees. Exposed personal information included names, addresses, contact details, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and job information; no consumer transaction data was involved. Ransomware group CL0P claimed responsibility and threatened to publish the data. Impacted individuals were notified and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection. Immediate steps were taken to secure systems and limit further risk.
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