Mortgage firm loanDepot cyberattack impacts IT systems, payment portal

loanDepot, a major U.S. nonbank mortgage lender, is experiencing a cyber incident that forced the company to take systems offline—preventing new online loan payments and affecting phone lines. The firm has engaged forensics experts and law enforcement; while the exact attack type is unconfirmed, the report treats ransomware and potential data exfiltration as likely, and warns customers about possible phishing and identity-theft risks.