MyFHA Data Breach

What happened?

In approximately February 2015, the home financing website MyFHA suffered a data breach which disclosed the personal information of nearly 1 million people. The data included extensive personal information relating to home financing including personal contact info, credit statuses, household incomes, loan amounts and notes on personal circumstances, often referring to legal issues, divorces and health conditions. Multiple parties contacted HIBP with the data after which MyFHA was alerted in mid-July and acknowledged the legitimacy of the breach then took the site offline.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is February 18, 2015. The record was added to the catalogue on August 9, 2018 and last updated there on August 9, 2018.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Credit status information
• Email addresses
• Income levels
• IP addresses
• Loan information
• Names
• Passwords
• Personal descriptions
• Physical addresses

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with MyFHA or used myfha.net around February 18, 2015. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.