More than 24 million mortgage loan documents were exposed online after the vendor OpticsML, who works with banks, had their server exposed due to a security lapse; the data exposed included a decade’s worth of loan and mortgage agreements, repayment schedules and other highly sensitive financial and tax documents; TechCrunch and independent security researcher Bob Diachenko found the lapse through financial data and analytics company Ascension, who used the vendor; the documents trace back to divisions at Citi, HSBC, Wells Fargo, Capital One and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Source.
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Todd is the host of PitchIt: the fintech startups podcast, a weekly interview show featuring emerging fintech founders and leading venture capitalists. He is responsible for leading the content team which covers fintech through daily & weekly email newsletters, editorial, virtual events, and in-person conferences. He has been covering fintech, banking, and venture capital for more than 15 years, including speaking regularly at industry events.
