https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/19/loandepot-outage-drags-into-second-week-after-ransomware-attack/ > LoanDepot customers say they have been unable to make mortgage payments or access their online accounts following a suspected ransomware attack on the company last week. > The mortgage and loan giant said on January 8 that it was working to “restore normal business operations as quickly as possible” following a security incident that involved the “encryption of data,” a common hallmark of a ransomware attack.