Mr. Cooper Recovers From Hacking Incident
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Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week, mortgage lender Mr. Cooper recovered from a cyberattack, ChatGPT struggled with distributed denial-of-service attacks, a cybercrime group’s business model was exposed, hackers stole data of loyalty club members of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, South Korean and the United States aim to enhance cybersecurity cooperation, and an Iranian-linked threat group has been targeting Israeli higher education and technology organizations since January.
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Mr. Cooper Recovers From Cyberattack
Texas-based mortgage lender Mr. Cooper restarted operations, including taking payments, on Saturday following a four-day shutdown caused by an Oct. 31 hacking incident at the company. The lender told federal regulators Thursday that it has yet to originate new loans but expects to do so soon, “following reestablishment of connectivity with vendors and agencies.”
“Certain customer data was exposed, however it will require additional analysis to validate this finding and quantify the scope and type of any such exposure,” the company said. It told customers on its website that it won’t assess late fees…
