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First American Financial Corp

public companyInsuranceUnited States of America

First American Financial Corp is an insurance organisation in Massachusetts. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register, the California Attorney General breach-notification register, the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register, the Iowa Attorney General security breach notification list and an SEC 8-K filing with 3 confirmed incidents (4 filings); the most recent notice was filed on June 11, 2024.

Data as of September 22, 2026.

Confirmed incident

Filed in MA, CA and WA — Ransomware Attack

The same incident was filed separately with 3 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (MA, CA and WA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
December 18, 2023
Disclosed
June 11, 2024

Timeline

  1. June 10, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
  2. June 10, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 706 Washington residents affected

    source
  3. June 11, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 223 Massachusetts residents affected

    source
What a Massachusetts notice means

Governed by M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

What a California notice means

Governed by Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

What a Washington notice means

Governed by RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

US

Disclosed
December 22, 2023

Timeline

  1. December 22, 2023
    Acknowledged by organisation Self-reported

    Form 8-K Item 1.05 filed 2023-12-22

    source
  2. December 29, 2023
    Acknowledged by organisation Self-reported

    Form 8-K/A amendment

    source
  3. January 12, 2024
    Acknowledged by organisation Self-reported

    Form 8-K/A amendment

    source
Confirmed incident

US-IA

Disclosed
November 2, 2020

Timeline

  1. October 25, 2020
    Litigation filed Court

    RECAP docket 2:20-cv-09781 (cacd): In Re First American Financial Corp. Financial Securities Litigation

    source
  2. November 2, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    IA AG breach notification: an unknown number of Iowa residents affected

    source

Litigation

What a Iowa notice means

Governed by Iowa Code §715C.2. Notice to the Attorney General is required within five business days of notifying consumers, for a breach requiring notification to more than 500 Iowa residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

Iowa breach-notification register ↗