First American December data breach impacts 44,000 people

First American Financial Corporation disclosed that a December cyberattack led to unauthorized access to sensitive personal information for about 44,000 individuals, causing the company to take some systems offline and prompting notifications and credit monitoring offers to affected people; the filing gives few technical details. The report also references a 2019 breach that resulted in a $1 million regulatory penalty and notes a separate November incident at another title insurer, indicating recurring security issues in the sector.