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Two days after being hit by a cyberattack, title insurance giant First American Financial said Friday it’s still trying to restore operations, warning clients that it’s taken its email system offline and to be wary of any messages that are supposedly from the company.
“First American’s email system has been taken offline,” the company announced Friday afternoon. “Any recipient of an email purporting to be from First American, First American Title or from FirstAm.com should be vigilant about cybersecurity risks and avoid clicking on unknown or suspect links.”
The notice was posted at 1:10 p.m. Eastern time Friday on a temporary website, FirstAmUpdate.com, that First American launched this week to keep clients informed about the company’s response to a cyberattack that has disrupted the company’s operations.
In a separate notice to investors, First American said it’s “working diligently” to restore systems it took offline Wednesday and to resume normal operations as soon as possible, “but cannot estimate the duration or extent of the disruption at this time. The company has retained leading experts, is working with law enforcement and notified certain regulatory authorities.”
The nation’s second-biggest title insurer, First American also provides settlement services, data products, valuation services, mortgage subservicing, and banking and wealth management services.
It’s the latest victim in a wave of cybersecurity attacks that have disrupted computer networks at more than 1,000 businesses and government entities.
The nation’s largest title insurer, Fidelity National Financial (FNF), says it contained a security breach on Nov. 26, but has not commented on reports that the company…