Carrington Mortgage Services Breach

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC is a certified mortgage lender with the ability to lend money to homebuyers in 48 of the 50 states as well as Puerto Rico. Interested home buyers in the United States can get help obtaining funding for a home purchase by working with Carrington. Carrington manages a substantial amount of homebuyer data for homeowners from around the country, and many of those individuals were put at risk by a recent data breach impacting Carrington Mortgage Services.

What Was the Breach?

• Last four of Social Security number
• Mailing Address
• Full Name
• Loan Number
• Loan Balance Amount

How Did the Breach Occur?

The Carrington Mortgage Services data breach occurred because of a successfully executed ransomware attack on Alvaria Inc. Alvaria is a data management and IT services company that contracted with Carrington to offer data storage and other information services. The company lost key Carrington data when it was breached.

When Did This Breach Occur?

Alvaria was breached on March 9, 2023, losing key Carrington Mortgage Services data. An investigation of this breach wasn't concluded until April 4, 2023, when it was determined that all of the data listed above may have been leaked for each individual involved.

Who Does the Breach Impact?

This Alvaria data breach impacts Carrington Mortgage Services customers that entrusted the company with their personal data. The attack uncovered data held in the technical system log and temp files of the Alvaria systems. If you rely on Carrington Mortgage Services to manage your finances and your data, you could be at risk.

How Many Files Does the Breach Affect?

Only the temporary internet files and system logs were impacted in this data breach, but those two things gave up enough information to put users at a real risk for future phishing attacks and potential identity theft.