Countrywide Bank Data Breach Exposes 2 Million CustomersSeptember 10, 2008 The Los Angeles Times reported personal information for as many as 2 million Countrywide customers may be at risk thanks to a data breach that lasted for nearly two years. A former Countrywide employee was arrested on August 1 and charged with illegally accessing the lender’s records to sell sales leads to mortgage brokers. Affected Individuals: Countrywide customers Read more Identity Theft news. |