Flagstar Bank notifies 1.5 million customers of data breach

Michigan-based Flagstar Bank is notifying over 1.5 million customers of a massive data breach that took place during a cyberattack at the end of 2021. “Flagstar recently experienced a cyber incident that involved unauthorized access to our network,” the data breach notification reads. Full names and Social Security numbers may have been among the data exposed, raising the risk of crimes of identity theft against the institution’s customers. Affected clients will receive two years of identity monitoring. Subscribers to our ultimate mega-suite also benefit from identity theft protection with real-time fraud monitoring, data breach monitoring, credit report monitoring, fraud alerts, credit freeze and lost wallet assistance, and an insurance policy of up to $2 million, alongside other dedicated features to protect against identity theft crimes.
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