Mortgage Lenders Network USA
Disclosed May 23, 200620 years ago231,000 affectedUnverified
Ex-employee tried to extort $6.9 million over stolen files of 231,000 borrowers
A former employee who took customer files over 16 months was arrested for trying to extort $6.9 million by threatening to expose names, Social Security numbers and loan details of about 231,000 customers.
What is known
| People affected | 231,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 23, 2006 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Social Security numbers, Financial |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 23, 2006 | 231,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.