McLean Mortgage Corporation

McLean Mortgage Corporation confirmed a data breach in October 2024 that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account numbers of 30,453 people. Ransomware gang Black Basta claimed responsibility, posting stolen files to prove its claim. McLean has not verified the claim and its website remains offline. The company is offering 12 months of free credit monitoring to eligible victims.

Source: https://www.comparitech.com/news/mclean-mortgage-notifies-30k-people-of-data-breach-that-compromised-ssns-financial-accounts/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/mclean-mortgage-corporation

"id": "mcl904061225",
"linkid": "mclean-mortgage-corporation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '30,453',
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'location': 'Fairfax, Virginia',
                        'name': 'McLean Mortgage Corporation',
                        'type': 'Mortgage lender'}],
 'customer_advisories': ['Free credit monitoring through IDX'],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '30,453',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'driver’s license numbers',
                                              'financial account numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-10-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-12',
 'description': 'McLean Mortgage Corporation confirmed a data breach that '
                'compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license '
                'numbers, and financial account numbers of 30,453 people. The '
                'ransomware gang Black Basta took credit for the attack and '
                'demanded an undisclosed amount in ransom.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'driver’s license numbers',
                                 'financial account numbers'],
            'systems_affected': ['Website']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Black Basta'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Comparitech'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Free credit monitoring through IDX'],
              'incident_response_plan_activated': True,
              'third_party_assistance': True},
 'threat_actor': 'Black Basta',
 'title': 'McLean Mortgage Corporation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}